Global Health & Point-of-Care-Test Specialists
Right people. Right solutions.
What do we do exactly?
RoMonics is a Medical Device consulting group specializing in point-of-care-test (POCT) programs. Located in Boulder, Colorado and Toronto, Canada, we provide assistance in the development of rapid tests for human and animal diseases.
ROMONICS, LLC
US
5343 Pinehurst Court
Boulder, CO, 80301
+720-291-7161
romonics@msn.com
CANADA
236 Melita Ave
Toronto, ON, M6G 2A2
+416-431-1473 or
+416-575-3652
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Cox, C., Jensen, K., Mondesire, R., and Voorhees, K. 2015. Rapid Detection and Identification of Bacillus anthracis by γ phage amplification and Lateral flow Immunochromatography. J Microbiol Methods. 118. 51–56.
- Abbott, R.C., Hudak, R., Mondesire, R., Baeten, L.A., Russell, R.E. and Rocke, T.E. 2014. A Rapid Field Test for Sylvatic Plague Exposure in Wild Animals. J Wildl Dis. 2014; 50(2): 384-8
- Voorhees, Kent J., Cox, Christopher, R., Mondesire, Roy R. 2014. Detection of magnetic-field-concentrated analytes in a lateral flow capillary US 2014/0106336 A1 WIPO and WO2012078801 A2
- Mondesire, R.R., Ford, G.M., Ford, F.H. and Mefferd, S.C. 2010. Immunodiagnostics with a Focus on Lateral Flow Point-of-Care Devices. In Technology for Biomarker Detection. Biomarkers: In Medicine, Section III, Chapter 19. Drug Discovery and Environmental Health. ISBN: 978-0-470-45224-0. Eds. Vishal S., Vaidya and Joseph V. Bonventre. John Wiley & Sons.
- Klonoski, J., Mondesire, R., Rea, L., Ward, D.C., and R. D. Jenison. 2010. Enhanced detection of staphylococcal genomes in positive blood cultures using a polymeric enzyme complex. Anal. Biochem. 396(2): 284-9. Epub
- Mondesire R., Valdevit, T. 2010. [RoMonics, LLC]. US Patent pending No. 13/184,125. Method and device for rapid detection of specific reactions using non-magnetic and magnetic nanoparticles.
- Boyanapalli, R. [RoMonics, LLC Patent]. 2010. US Patent pending No. 13/408,358. A method and device employing a non-receptor ligand interaction with nanoparticles or other solid phase followed by specific detection (RoMonics Patent)
- Mondesire, R.R. 2005. Commentary: Global efforts to develop IVDs for tropical diseases. IVD Technology. Canon Communications LLC. July/August. 24-29.
- Mondesire, R.R. 2004. Dengue Diagnostics: Development and quality assurance for dengue point-of-care tests. Proceedings of an international workshop. UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/TDR. 77-79.
- Mondesire, R.R. 2004. Dengue Diagnostics: Commercial kits and reagents. Proceedings of an international workshop. UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/TDR. 30-31.
- Gerdes, J.G., Mondesire, R.R. and Hansen, L. 2004. Lateral Flow System for Nucleic Acid Detection. US Patent Application 20040110167.
- Mondesire, R.R. 2003. Immunodiagnostics and other emerging diagnostic technologies, Chapter 4. In Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry. M.E. Thrall, ed. Williams & Wilkins. 55-66.
- Beard, S. and Mondesire, R. 2002. Tools for Molecular Diagnostics IVDT Canon Communications.
- Grieve, R.B., Frank, G.R., Mondesire, R.R., Porter, J.P., and Wisnewski, N., 2002. Method to detect Dirofilaria immitis infection. US Patent 6,391,569 B1
- Scalone, A., De Luna R., Oliva G., Baldi L., Satta G., Vesco G., Mignone W., Turilli C., Mondesire R.R., Simpson D., Donoghue A., Frank G.R. and L. Gradoni. 2001. Evaluation of the Leishmania recombinant K39 antigen as a diagnostic marker for canine leishmaniasis and validation of a standardized ELISA. Vet Parasitol. 2002 Apr 2; 104(4): 275-85.
- Gerdes, J., Mondesire, R., Woronoff, S., Maguire, H., and Ives, J. 2000. A Rapid and Simple Integrated Extraction Amplification and Detection Device for Y. pestis. Award Number: DAMDI7-99-C-9024 Organization: Xtrana, Incorporated. U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.
- Mondesire, R.R., Kozwich, D.L., Johansen, K.A., Gerdes, J.C. and Beard, S.E. 2000. Solid-phase nucleic acid extraction, amplification and detection in molecular diagnostics. IVD Technology Supplement. 9-13.
- Frank, G.R., Mondesire, R.R., Brandt, K.S. and Wisnewski, N. 1998. Antibody to the Dirofilaria immitis aspartyl protease inhibitor homologue is a diagnostic marker for feline heartworm infections. J. Parasitol. 84(6): 1231-1236
- Mondesire, R.R., Donoghue, A.R., Krause, K. and G.R. Frank. 1998. An Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of specific antibodies to Dirofilaria immitis in the cat. Proceedings of the Heartworm Symposium '98, Seward, R.L., Ed., American Heartworm Society, Washington, D.C. 51-56.
- Bevier, D.E., Mondesire, R.R., Rose, B.J., and Wassom, D.L. 1997. FceRIa-based ELISA Technology for in vitro determination of allergen-specific IgE in a population of intradermal skin-tested normal and atopic dogs. Clinical Advances. 19(11). 10-16.
- Bevier, D.E., Rose, B.J., Kunkle, G.A. and Mondesire, R.R. 1997. FceRIa-based ELISA technology for in vitro determination of allergen-specific IgE in normal cats and correlation to intradermal skin test results: preliminary findings. Clinical Advances. 19 (11). 10-16. 17-18.
- McCall, C.A., Stedman, K.E., Penner, S.J., Hunter, S.W., Bevier, D.E., Rose, B.J., Mondesire, R.R. and Wassom, D.L. 1997. FceRIa-based Measurement of anti-flea saliva IgE in dogs. Clinical Advances. 19 (11). 10-16. 24-28.
- Mondesire, R.R., I.W. Maclean, P.E. Shewen, and Winston, S.E. 1989. Identification of genus-specific epitopes on the outer membrane complexes of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci immunotypes 1 and 2. Infect. Immun. 57:2194-2198.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS
- Mondesire, R. 2015. Nanoparticle Use in IVD Technology Invited Speaker. The 22nd Annual Malaysian Society For Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (MSMBB) Scientific Meeting
- Mondesire, R. 2011. Nanoparticle Technologies in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Present and Future Opportunities. Alternatives in science. University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.
- Valdevit, A, Mondesire, R. and Ritter, A. 2011. A versatile dual tracer platform for point –of-care diagnostics and biological separations. The 2nd IASTED International Conference on Computational Bioscience; Cambridge U.K.
- Kim, Y., Boyanapalli, R., Mondesire, R. and Voorhees, K.J. 2010. Indirect detection of bacteria using bacteriophage absorption coupled with a Lateral Flow device. 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco
- DeFroda, S., Folchman-Wagner, Z., Mcguire, J., Movilla, P., van de Rijn, M., Leopold, P.,Valdevit, A., Hazelwood, V., and Mondesire, R. 2010. Design of a Novel Device for Rapid Antigen Detection. 2010. 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (Colombia University, New York) and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering Conference, New Jersey
- Mondesire, R.R., Beard, S.E., Johansen, K.A., Sampson, C.M., and Ives, J.T. 2001. Solid phase nucleic acid binding matrices provide for rapid sample preparation, amplification, multiplex gene analysis and cell immobilization. Poster: 33rd Annual Oak Ridge Conference.
- Mondesire R., Beard, S, Gerdes, J., Kozwich, D., Woronoff, S., Xtrana, Inc., 2000. Nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and visual detection in a closed system. 32nd Annual Oak Ridge Conference.
- Robinson, M.B., Mao, G., Mondesire, R and Beard, S. 2000. Non-fluorescent nucleic acid-based pathogen detection using the IllumiNumerator - a quantitative optical system for detecting light scattering from a solid phase. VI World Congress on Biosensors, San Diego.