Publications & conference activity.
A chronological overview of posters, talks, expert presentations and other outputs through which NU3Gen communicates its research and development results.
RAFA 2026: NU3Gen MetaBarcoding on an international stage.
3–6 November 2026 · Prague · 12th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis
Radoslav Židek, as an author and NU3Gen representative, joined colleagues from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra to present the poster “An AI-Powered Online Platform for Food Species Authentication Using Oxford Nanopore Metabarcoding.” The work demonstrated how raw FASTQ data can be transformed into a clear report of identified animal species without requiring command-line bioinformatics tools.
From prototype to expert validation
The poster presented an automated workflow spanning quality control, taxonomic assignment, six confidence categories, interpretation and reporting. The test run used a mitochondrial 16S rRNA minibarcode; the results support applications in food authenticity control and screening for undeclared animal species. Quantifying minor taxa in mixed samples remains subject to further validation.
Authors: Radoslav Židek, Ľubomír Belej, Vladimír Vietoris and Zuzana Palková. Affiliations: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, NU3Gen s.r.o. and Centrum forenzných expertíz, s.r.o. The work was supported by APETBIO (NextGenerationEU, Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia) and KEGA 002SPU-4/2025.