Universal Detection Technology (fka UNDT)

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U.S. Project BioShield program, a $5.6 billion program featuring expedited approvals and government procurement. The goal of the 10-year program is to create “a medical arsenal to combat bioterrorism.” The United States spent $890 million in 2004 and authorized an outlay of $2.5 billion in 2005 for products such as vaccines, therapeutics, and testing devices.

Many IVD companies have been working with various U.S. federal agencies to develop rapid-response diagnostics and environmental sensors in order to detect biological or chemical agents at very low concentrations. However, the research firm said that such tests or devices have not reached the market, and no such products are expected to be commercially available before 2009.

http://www.ivdtechnology.com/article/developing-biodefense-ivds-still-priority

The Technology is just hitting the streets folks!!!