VANDERBILT, PRIA COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF PORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE DETECTOR

A portable device similar to today's home pregnancy tests that can quickly detect the presence of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and measles, as well as biological agents such as ricin and anthrax, is the object of a new joint university/industry research project. Vanderbilt University's Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education and Pria Diagnostics, a privately held California company that specializes in miniaturized medical diagnostics, agreed to collaborate on the development before the holidays.

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