PositiveID Corporation (fka PSID)

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inplay-briefing-com-055139997.html#

8:32 am PositiveID publishes a white paper and data on its successful detection of the Zika virus on its Firefly Dx polymerase chain reaction breadboard prototype pathogen detection system (PSID) :

•PositiveID used 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 device able to detect bio-threats at the point of need in less than 30 minutes. 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. In addition, there is significantly less chance of sample contamination compared to existing testing methods.