Arizona State Univ. gets $30M defense contract
Jun 18, 2012, 3:14 PM | Updated: 3:14 pm
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University has been awarded a four-year, $30
million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to protect military
personnel against bioterrorism.
The project seeks to develop a sophisticated and highly sensitive detection
system to develop diagnostic immunosignaturing technology.
The technology will rapidly detect exposure to infectious disease agents before
symptoms occur.
ASU officials they hope to develop a silicon chip-based technology capable of
detecting a broad range of infectious organisms.
The contract is worth about $9 million for the first year and about $21 million
for the final 36 months.
The co-director of the Center for Innovations in Medicine at ASU’s Biodesign
Institute _ Steven Albert Johnston _ will lead the project.
