Cepheid to Supply Anthrax Detection Platform to Two Local Biothreat Agencies | GenomeWeb

Cepheid to Supply Anthrax Detection Platform to Two Local Biothreat Agencies

Feb 16, 2006

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (GenomeWeb News) - The State Regional Hazmat Response Team of Oakland, Mich., and the City and County of Honolulu Bio-Weapon Illness Prevention Program and EMS Medical Strike Team have each agreed to use Cepheid's GeneXpert real-time PCR platform for mobile anthrax detection, the company said today.

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