Who We Are

	Since the early 1950’s, microbiologists have been studying and utilizing enzymes as a method of detecting bacteria. They discovered specificity of enzymes to specific microorganisms, however most companies stopped using enzyme methods, and switched to antigen/antibody or NAAT technologies in the 1970’s and 1980’s. VEI, however, has maintained its research for almost 30 years, and has discovered specific bacterial enzymes for a host of microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, molds, viruses, and parasites).

VEI technology is based on the development of substrates which detect enzymes produced by specific microorganisms. These substrates are utilized in VEI’s diagnostic products for the medical and non-medical markets. Over time, VEI has successfully optimized it’s chemistry of enzyme technology into superior products offering high accuracy, affordable, easy to use and provide fast results from the time of sample collection.

With on going concerns for food safety, and with the government stepping up its intent on preventing the spread of food borne illnesses, VEI is proud to provide an alternative solution and be an additional tool that can be added to the arsenal of anyone in the food industry that otherwise, would have few, if any practical means of checking for bacterial food contamination quickly.