Biosensor Technology · IoT · Precision Agriculture

Bringing Food
Into theInformationAge

Flex Alert Company develops low-cost wireless biosensors for real-time pathogen detection in food grains, perishable fruits, and wine — protecting global food safety from field to table.

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E. COLI — NEGATIVE
SALMONELLA — CLEAR
AFLATOXIN — 0.2 ppb
MOISTURE — 12.4%
25%
Crops affected globally by pathogens
500+
Okanagan growers impacted
3
Continents — Canada, Europe, Africa
IoT
Real-time wireless monitoring
What We Do

Applications

Our integrated biosensor platforms deliver actionable data where it matters most — in the field, in storage, and throughout the supply chain.

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Precision Agriculture

Real-time mycotoxin monitoring for food crops. Wireless data flows to a centralized platform providing instant alerts when contamination thresholds are exceeded.

Mycotoxin Monitoring
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Wine Production

Biosensors embedded in wine barrels detect cork taint (TCA), Botrytis, and powdery mildew before they spoil batches worth thousands of dollars.

Cork Taint · Botrytis
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Fresh Fruit & Cherry Monitoring

IoT micro-climate sensors and pathogen tracking for Okanagan cherry and grape growers — monitoring brown rot, mildew, and post-harvest quality end-to-end.

Post-harvest Quality
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Greenhouse Water Quality

Continuous water quality measurement and control systems for greenhouse operators, ensuring pathogen-free irrigation and optimized growing conditions.

Water · IoT Sensors
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East Africa Grain Safety

Solar-powered wireless networks for small-scale maize farmers in Tanzania, detecting mycotoxin-producing molds during harvest, storage, and transport.

Aflatoxin · Maize

Coffee, Nuts & Seeds

Handheld and network-connected sensors for detecting pathogens in coffee beans, dried nuts, and seeds — protecting premium commodities throughout the supply chain.

Commodity Safety

Biosensor Technology

Our proprietary approach deposits anti-toxins on nanomaterial surfaces, enabling rapid, highly sensitive pathogen detection wirelessly transmitted in real time.

Flex Alert biosensors are already proven for E. coli and Salmonella, with active development for aflatoxins and a growing library of food-safety pathogens:

Aflatoxins
E. coli
Listeria
Salmonella
Cork Taint (TCA)
Botrytis cinerea
Powdery Mildew

Real-Time Detection Pipeline

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NanoMaterial Deposition Anti-toxins deposited on plastic substrates form the sensing surface of each biosensor unit.
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Wireless Signal Transmission Biosensors communicate over low-power IoT networks with no manual data collection required.
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Centralized Cloud Platform Data flows to a secure web server. Farmers access dashboards, trend analysis, and GIS mapping from any device.
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Instant Alerts & Action Threshold breaches trigger immediate notifications, giving growers time to intervene before contamination spreads.
Track Record

Completed Projects

From British Columbia orchards to Tanzanian maize fields, our technology has been tested and validated in real-world conditions across three continents.

2014–15
Wireless Biosensor Network — Tanzania Maize
Solar-powered IoT deployment for mycotoxin monitoring during maize harvest, storage and transport. Funded by Grand Challenges Canada.
East Africa
2015–17
Intelligent Cherry Pathogen Monitoring — Okanagan
Pre- and post-harvest pathogen tracking for 500+ Okanagan Valley cherry and grape growers. Funded by the Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program.
BC, Canada
2015–16
SAWBO Farmer Education Videos
Co-production of multilingual cellphone films on food safety and post-harvest loss prevention, available in 10+ languages across Africa and Asia.
Global
2016–18
Cherry Rot Monitoring & Predictive Pre-harvest Analysis
Low-cost wireless infrastructure for BC cherry orchards. DNA sequencing at UBC correlated native strains of brown rot and powdery mildew with predictive models.
Okanagan

Global Reach,
Local Expertise

Flex Alert Company Ltd. is a technology company founded in Vancouver, Canada. Our mission is to make precision food safety monitoring accessible and affordable — from small-scale farmers in East Africa to commercial growers in British Columbia.

We build low-cost wireless biosensors and IoT infrastructure that work in any environment: orchards, warehouses, wine cellars, and remote field stations.

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Vancouver, Canada — Headquarters R&D, engineering, and product development. Home of our NanoMaterials Deposition Facility.
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The Hague, Netherlands — European Operations Business development, partnerships, and market access for European food and agriculture sectors.
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East Africa — Field Operations Active programs in Tanzania focused on grain safety and smallholder farmer support.
Work With Us

Ready to Secure Your Supply Chain?

Whether you're a grower, distributor, or food safety regulator, Flex Alert has a solution. Reach out to discuss how our biosensors can protect your product and your customers.

info@flex-alert.com