SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  –aho Technology’s Joint Biological Agententification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) has been approved by the military to run tests for the H1N1 virus. Deployed across the globe, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, by all four branches of the military, the JBAIDS instrument will be used to test military personnel and their families for Influenza A, Swine flu A and H1 Swine flu in less than an hour. More traditional means of testing can take days to deliver results. Given the proximity in which soldiers live and work, the speed to result will enable a swift response and quarantine of the infected, minimizing the spread of the virus.

In response to the recent outbreaks of the H1N1 virus, the Chemical Biological Medical Systems – Joint Project Management Office (CBMS-JPEO), requested JBAIDS be evaluated for Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drug Administration toentify the H1N1 virus. The use of the JBAIDS allows the armed services the ability toentify, isolate and control the spread of the H1N1 virus with a system that is already deployed in the field.

Testing was conducted at the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, using test kits manufactured by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Results revealed accurateentification of the H1N1 virus on the JBAIDS instrument.aho Technology provided a team of scientists that hastened the development so the tests could begin delivery this month.

“Protecting our military forces has beenaho Technology’s core mission with the JBAIDS. We stand ready to assist the military in any way we can and to be a resource in the fight to stop the spread of the H1N1virus through fast and reliable detection,” said Kirk Ririe, chief executive officer ofaho Technology.

Aboutaho Technology Idaho Technology, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 1990,aho Technology licensed the rapid PCR technology from the University of Utah. Through funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense, the company has created many commercial instruments and reagents for use in research and applied fields.

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