美國Pria醫學診斷公司(Menlo Park, CA, USA)與Vanderbilt大學(Nashville, TN, USA)宣布進行生物武器檢查與新出現疾病檢查領域的合作。

公司計劃聯合使用Pria公司的微型熒光檢測儀與Vanderbilt大學的掌上診斷系統，來研制能夠快速檢測免疫熒光抗原的一體化產品。他們打算使用聯合檢測工藝，在移動生物武器和新出現疾病的檢測領域，得到與在實驗室進行檢測的水平。

Pria公司的微型熒光檢測儀包含固態元件、多聚體光學器件、整合數字控制系統，可以替代目前使用的熒光檢測的復雜機械設備。新儀器便攜、輕巧、功能強大，而且能夠低成本大批量生產。微型熒光檢測儀具有熒光檢測領域所必須的敏感性和準確性，可以廣泛應用于篩查化學武器、生物武器、慢性傳染性疾病以及有害的環境。

“Vanderbile大學在生物微電子機械系統領域具有世界級研究水平，”Pria公司首席科技官員Jason Pyle博士說，“將他們的技術與我們的平臺進行整合，預示著以前只能在實驗室進行的熒光檢測方法將具有更多的靈活性。”美迪醫療網成揚報道。

Companies to Collaborate on Bioweapons Detection
 
A collaboration focused on bioweapons and emerging-disease detection has been announced by Pria Diagnostics (Menlo Park, CA, USA) and Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA).

The companies plan to combine Pria’s miniaturized fluorescence reader with Vanderbilt’s lab-on-a-chip diagnostic assays to develop products that can rapidly detect immunofluorescent antigens in a handheld package. They intend to use the combined technologies to produce laboratory-quality infectious disease testing, initially for applications in the detection of mobile bioweapons and emerging diseases.

Pria’s microfluorimeter combines solid-state component, polymer optics, and an integrated digital control system to replace the complex machinery used in current fluorescent detectors. As a result, the platform is portable, lightweight, and mechanically robust in a device that can be manufactured at low cost in high volume. The microfluorimeter has the sensitivity and fidelity required in a wide range of fluorescent assays, including the screening for chemical and biologic weapons, chronic and infectious diseases, and hazardous environmental conditions.

“Vanderbilt has clearly differentiated itself as a world class research facility in the area of biological MEMS (microelectromechanical systems),” noted Jason Pyle, Ph.D., chief scientific officer for Pria. “The integration of their technology with our platform shows how fluorescence testing achieves diagnostic capabilities previously only available through a laboratory.”