DTRA Awards NanoBiosym $2M Contract to Develop Genomics/Nanotech Dx for Biodefense

Oct 01, 2007

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) - Nanobiosym, a Massachusetts company that is developing a diagnostic tool that blends nanotechnology and genomics, said on Friday that it has received a $2 million contract from the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

The company plans to use the contract to validate the use of its technology, called Gene-RADAR, which it has been developing with its commercial partner, Nanobiosym Diagnostics.

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