US Genomics Receives $9.1M to Develop Pathogen Detection Tool

Jul 16, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded US Genomics a contract for $9.1 million to continue to develop its DNA mapping technology for use in detecting airborne pathogens, the company said today.

The contract was delivered through the Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors Program under the DHS Science and Technology Directorate.

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