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Military/Security Diagnostics
The inability to detect and rapidly analyze bio-warfare agents, such as anthrax and emerging diseases such as swine or avian flu, poses a significant problem to the military and to public health institutions. Troops in the field and first responders are limited in their ability to ascertain the nature of a bio-agent threat in sufficient time to prevent exposure. Public buildings and transportation systems are vulnerable to bio-attack and are largely unprotected. The Palladium System can be used to identify the presence of a bio-weapon based on the nucleic acid signature of the threat. Due to its automation and small size, the system offers the most rapid and accurate diagnostic capability in the field to soldiers and first responders.
Soldiers can carry the five pound analyzer in the field to monitor for potential bio weapons. Likewise, the device can be used by local law enforcement on patrol for homeland security monitoring. An automated system can monitor air for threat agents in high traffic areas such as subways. Due to its small size, it can even be deployed on an unmanned air vehicle to detect threats in difficult to reach places. The system will be developed to detect a range of potential threats in different forms including anthrax, smallpox, tularemia and many others.