
Smiths Detection Opens New Biolab Smiths Detection has opened a new biolab at its Centre of Excellence in Hemal Hempstead, United Kingdom, which will complement research capabilities of its site in Baltimore, Md., in developing next-generation biological threat detection capabilities primarily for its BioFlash Biological Identifier. The desktop biothreat detection system used a cell-based biosensor called CANARY in combination with proprietary aerosol collection techniques to rapidly identifier to rapidly identify biothreat agents from an air sample. Smiths says the new…