Contract to detect biowarfare agents announced

from the nanoparticles-for-protecting-from-invisible-threat–s dept.
Wendy Emanuel writes "Northbrook, IL– October 3, 2002 — Nanosphere Inc., a privately held nanotechnology-based life sciences company, announced today it has entered into a development contract with the U.S. Government Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). This contract will apply Nanosphere's proprietary biomolecular detection system to the future detection of biological warfare agents in various mediums." See also Nanodot September 24, 2002 and July 11, 2002 for earlier announcements of Nanosphere Inc.'s nanoparticle detection technology and its biological applications.