Idaho Technology has announced that it has started a clinical trial to evaluate the company's FilmArray® Blood Culture Identification (BCID) panel, which is designed both to identify the numerous organisms that can cause sepsis and to detect the presence of selected antibiotic resistance genes. The FilmArray BCID will be the second clinical diagnostic test to run on Idaho Technology's FilmArray pathogen detection system.
"The FIDO X3 is the latest advancement in rapid-response next-generation highly mobile trace detector technology offering customizable broad threat capability to military, law enforcement, and security professionals," said FLIR Government Systems Vice President, and General Manager for Detection, Jim Burdick.
Analogic Corporation has announced that its Cobra(R) checkpoint/carry-on CT system has successfully met the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) standard for screening liquids/aerosols/gels in two different operational modes.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works closely with state and local officials, through the BioWatch program, to monitor for traces of dangerous pathogens in public places where large groups of people gather to ensure a quick response when a potential threat is identified.
Morphix Technologies has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Department of Homeland Security. The contract stipulates that Morphix Technologies is the sole source to supply the Chameleon® customized chemical detection unit with eight (8) chemical detector cassettes.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has posted a web page highlighting emergency medical service (EMS) worker safety and health. In addition to providing EMS safety and health resources and references, the new web page offers a data summary describing nonfatal injuries to EMS workers treated in emergency departments.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius comments on the recent legislation, signed by the President, to provide the Food and Drug Administration with the tools needed to continue to bring drugs and devices to market safely and quickly and promote innovation in the biomedical industry, and to help secure the jobs supported by drug and device development.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) have entered into a public-private partnership to establish a Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing. The Center will facilitate advanced development of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures, ensure domestic pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturing surge capacity, share facility construction costs, and provide workforce development training programs to address the U.S. government's preparedness priorities and needs.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a new website, which is designed to provide vital information to help protect communities, people, and property from the devastation of coastal flooding.
The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP), the Security Analysis and Risk Management Association (SARMA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have co-founded - along with 17 other associations, professional societies, regional and state partnerships, and non-governmental organizations - the National Resilience Coalition (NRC) in order to establish a common risk-based regional resilience philosophy that will guide coalition partners in advancing emergency and security preparedness.
