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Eight U.S. Jurisdictions
Supplied with Guardian [BioThreat Alert™]
Systems Continue Beta-Test Evaluation
Source: Alexeter Technologies.
09.27.00 |
Emergency
Hazardous Material agencies have been provided equipment and basic
training as part of an evaluation program of the Guardian Bio Threat Alert
Test System for biological agent collection and identification. Fire
and environmental health departments in the cities of Chicago, New York,
Los Angeles, Boston, Phoenix, San Diego County (CA), Montgomery County (MD)
and Miami-Dade County (FL) are participating. Evaluations
began in late-July in Chicago and will continue to be conducted over the
next few weeks.
The
Guardian Bio-Threat Alert
(BioThreat Alert™) System, a joint
private development effort between Alexeter Technologies, LLC (Wheeling,
IL) and Tetracore, LLC (Rockville, MD) will give the first
responder community the ability to immediately test for potentially
dangerous biological substances, such as anthrax, Ricin, botulinum and
plague.
Initial
reviews of the Guardian Bio Threat Alert System have been positive. "We
were very impressed with the BioThreat Alert System and its ability to
quickly report results from your test strips...our final opinion is that
your device is a sound product that will enhance the capability of
responders performing field testing..." -- WMD Coordinator,
beta-test site.
"The
Guardian Bio Threat Alert™ System will, for the first time, give the
emergency first responder community the ability to confidently determine
whether a bio-terrorist threat is likely either a hoax or credible within
minutes of arrival on the scene", says Dr. James Whelan, President
and General Manager of Alexeter.
Production
versions of the Guardian Bio Threat Alert System are anticipated for full
deployment by year's end.
The
Guardian Bio Threat Alert™ Test Strip System will be marketed primarily
to domestic emergency personnel, such as local or state emergency and law
enforcement officials, who are first on the scene at potential
bio-terrorism events. Alexeter Technologies, LLC, a
privately-held company, develops, manufactures and distributes
time-critical technologies for use in collection, detection and
identification of unknown biological agents in the environment. |
8
US JURISDICTIONS SUPPLIED
| Emergency
Hazardous Material agencies have been provided
equipment and basic training as part of a Guardian
Reader evaluation program.