PositiveID Corporation (fka PSID)

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PositiveID Corporation Discusses Detection of Zika Virus on its Firefly Dx Prototype System in New Interview with SmallCapVoice.com
GlobeNewswire•August 10, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. today announced it conducted a new audio interview with PositiveID Corporation (“PositiveID” or the “Company”) (PSID), a life sciences company focused on detection and diagnostics. In the interview, which can be heard at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/8-8-16-smallcapvoice-interview-with-positiveid-corporation-psid, Lyle L. Probst, President of PositiveID, discusses the Company’s successful detection of Zika virus on its Firefly Dx polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) breadboard prototype pathogen detection system (“prototype system”).


PositiveID used assay partner GenArraytion, Inc.’s Aedes Aegypti MultiFLEX™ PCR test, which targets four genetic regions of the Zika virus, on PositiveID’s Firefly Dx prototype system. PositiveID is developing the Firefly Dx prototype system to be a handheld, fully automated, lab quality, real-time device able to detect bio-threats at the point of need. Currently, PCR tests are run on large lab equipment and take a minimum of four hours to deliver results. A design advantage of Firefly Dx is that it does not require additional equipment or separate steps for sample preparation and purification, unlike current lab-based equipment, thus reducing time to results as well as cost per test.

The Firefly Dx prototype system has also successfully detected a number of other pathogenic organisms including E.coli, Ebola, influenza, MRSA, MSSA, C. diff and others.

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About PositiveID Corporation
PositiveID Corporation is a life sciences company focused on detection and diagnostics, with an extensive patent portfolio. PositiveID specializes in the development of microfluidic systems for the automated preparation of and performance of biological assays. PositiveID is also a leader in the mobile technology vehicle market, with a focus on the laboratory market and homeland security. For more information on PositiveID, please visit http://www.psidcorp.com, or connect with PositiveID on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.