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Article: National Science Foundation Awards Integrated Nano-Technologies an SBIR Grant to Further Develop Its BioDetect Nano-Scale System for Detecting Biological Agents.
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- March 28, 2005
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Foundation awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Integrated Nano- Technologies (INT) for further research and development of its novel DNA detection technology. The BioDetect(TM) technology platform and portable system, which integrates DNA and microelectronics, accurately detects the presence of biological agents, such as SARS, anthrax and smallpox, in as little as 20 minutes. The two-year grant is for $500,000.
"It is gratifying to receive this grant as it validates the value of INT's technology by a government agency, and accelerates our development program," said Mike ...