Anthrax detection
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
U.S. Postal Service selects Cepheid's GeneXpert system for inclusion in initial $3.7 mil. pilot program evaluating the use of DNA-based tests for bio-threat detection. Based on results of the pilot, USPS plans to grant a multi-million dollar contract by the end of September to install DNA-based detection systems in all of its approximately 300 automatic mail-sorting facilities in the U.S. Of the initial program funding, Cepheid will receive about $750,000...