UCD-developed parasite detection tool now used in 850 labs worldwide

System designed to automate and digitise parasite detection on farms, offering faster and more consistent diagnostic tool for vets and laboratories

Dr Dimitri Scholz, Emeritus Associate Professor William O’Connor; Professor Theo De Waal and Associate Professor Vladimir Lobaskin, recipients of the 2026 NovaUCD Licence of the Year Award. Picture: Paul Sharp/Sharppix

Inventors of technology to identify parasitic infection in livestock have won the 2026 NovaUCD Licence of the Year Award.

The multi-disciplinary research team from University College Dublin (UCD) created a novel faecal egg count device, which has been licensed to CF Pharma and commercialised by its spin-out company Telenostic. The system is designed to automate and digitise parasite detection on farms, offering a faster and more consistent diagnostic tool for vets and laboratories.