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Campylobacter Control in Meat - Patent and Technology Research Report - Key Players, Innovators and Industry Anaysis
Dolcera, Nov 2011, Pages: 91
Campylobacter bacteria are a major cause of food borne diarrheal illness -(Campylobacteriosis) – which in humans is the most common bacteria that cause gastroenteritis worldwide. Campylobacter infections are generally mild, but can be fatal among very young children, elderly and immune-suppressed individuals. The Campylobacter spp. associated with gastrointestinal illness in humans includes C. jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, C. fetus and C. upsaliensis. The bacteria normally inhabit the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals such as poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, ostriches and shellfish; and in pets, including cats and dogs. Hence they are frequently detected in foods derived from these animals. Most often, carcasses or meat are contaminated by Campylobacter from faeces during slaughtering. The main route of transmission is generally believed to be food borne, via undercooked meat and meat products, as well as raw or contaminated milk.
This report mainly concentrates on the methods of reducing or controlling Campylobacter in meat. This is done either by giving a specialized feed to the animal before slaughter, thereby preventing the growth of Campylobacter in the gut of the animal or directly treating the carcasses using chemicals, irradiation and other methods. This report focuses on finding the relevant patents encompassing the research that has been taking place in this field. Dolcera has a standardized and tested procedure to formulate comprehensive patent search strategies to retrieve all the relevant patents. The report highlights year-wise patent activity (trend line) along with the key industrial players in the field. The different companies have been categorized based on their position in the value chain. A comprehensible result in the form of a Dolcera dashboard has been given. The dashboard links the companies in each category to their patents, hence making an interactive platform for analysis. Companies have also been segregated based on their geographical distribution. Dolcera has retrieved around 250 relevant patents related to Campylobacter control in meat, covering around 8 countries. Furthermore, several patents have been mapped to commercially available products produced by the respective assignees and other licensees.
This report also highlights different universities and research institutes active in the said technology area, based on a thorough scientific articles search resulting in around 200 relevant articles and hence pointing out industry opportunities.
Some key findings from the report include:
a) The major players in the technology: Ecolab, United States Department of Agriculture and Albemarle Corp are the top assignees in the field.
b) Top-Cited patents: The key patents in the field are held by Eisai Co. Ltd. and Magellan Co. Inc.
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