| 2003 |
| 4.01 |
U.S.
GOVERNMENT WARNING
| The U.S.
Government recently issued a classified intelligence
bulletin to be on the lookout for the biological
toxins: ricin and botulinum toxin. |
| 2.04 |
EPA
ANALYSIS
| An EPA study
analyzing the potential of biological &
identification devices; BioThreat Alert came out
ranked #1 overall in cost-benefit analysis. |
| 1.23 |
CHIEF
REARDON LETTER
| Illinois MABAS
President & Northbrook Fire Chief requests
assistance from Congressman Mark Kirk in reversing a
recent policy. |
| 1.22 |
US
ARMY MAKES CASE FOR HHA'S
| This O.S.T.P.
memo discusses the vital roles of HHA's and PCR's
and how they play important roles in DOD
biodetection strategy. |
| 1.06 |
CHIEF
RYAN LETTER
| Mr. Ryan of
the Chicago Fire Dept issues a vote of support for
putting reliable, hand-held biodetection equipment
in the hands of responders. |
|
|
| 2002 |
| 12.28 |
SENATOR
DASCHLE RESPONSE
| Senator Tom
Daschle (D-SD) wrote to voice his displeasure with
the idea of taking away reliable equipment from
those who need it most. |
| 12.02 |
GUARDIAN
DEPLOYED IN IRAQ
| United Nations
Inspectors have chosen the Guardian Reader System in
their endeavors to inspect suspected Iraqi WMD
sites. |
| 11.01 |
BE
AN EDUCATED USER
| In response to
numerous dubious claims being made by competitors in
the biological threat test [field, we] would like to
clear up some confusion. |
| 10.31 |
FBI/CDC
STUDY
| A joint study
by the FBI and the CDC was recently completed on the
reliability and accuracy of biological HHAs and
ranked Alexeter's products #1. |
| 10.25 |
 CHIEF
GERRITY LETTER
| Cleveland
Division of Fire Chief Kevin Gerrity supports
Congressman Weldon in his summation & emphasizes
that is it a joint concern. |
| 10.19 |
CONGRESSMAN
WELDON LETTER
| Responding to
the DHHS, Congressman Curt Weldon (D-PA) asserts
that reliable handheld testing is being denied to
first responders. |
| 8.19 |
RFID
CHIPS NOW AVAILABLE
| All Anthrax
and Ricin BioThreat Alert Test Strips from Tetracore
are now outfitted with a radio frequency
identification (RFID) chip. |
| 8.12 |
ALEXETER
RESPONSE TO IAFC
| Alexeter's
response to the IAFC's unwitting stance that
handheld testing on unknown visible powders and
substances is "unreliable". |
|
|
| 2001
& Before |
| 10.10 |
SCIENCE
NEWS
| With help from
the City of Phoenix Fire Department' Tom Skowronski,
this article details how the Guardian Reader system
benefits first responders. |
|
12.07
2000 |
CHICAGO
ANTHRAX SCARE
|When a letter
containing a suspicious brown powder and an anthrax
threat were recently received in a North Michigan
Avenue building... |
|
9.27
2000 |
8
US JURISDICTIONS SUPPLIED
| Emergency
Hazardous Material agencies have been provided
equipment and basic training as part of a Guardian
Reader evaluation program. |
|
7.27
2000 |
CHICAGO
IS INITIAL SITE
| Chicago has
been selected as the first jurisdiction in the
country to receive a new prototype system for
identifying threatening bioagents. |
|
4.25
2000 |
PRODUCT
LAUNCH
| The Guardian
Bio Threat Alert Test System is the first
widely-available, commercial biological defense test
system available for on-site use by... |
|
4.25
2000 |
STRATEGIC
ALLEGIANCE
| Alexeter
Technologies, LLC (Wheeling, IL) announced reaching
an agreement today... |
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