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Army Contracts with Small Firm for Lab-on-a-Chip Research

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

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ADA Technologies, Inc., has received a $70,000 contract from the Army for Phase I research into a self-contained, integrated, disposable biological sampling platform that would quickly and inexpensively identify the presence of biological hazards in complex matrices, such as blood, soil, food and water. "Currently, highly trained laboratory technicians must perform multiple separate processes on large sample sizes to obtain enough material for biological hazard analysis and identification," says Steven Arzberger, ADA's chief technology officer. "ADA's lab-on-a-chip not only saves…

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