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A new PCR-based method for HIV detection

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: 2R44AI055310-03
Agency Tracking Number: AI055310
Amount: $751,379.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: PHS2006-2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
239 New Rd., suite 318
Parsippany, NJ 07054
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 SIMON BYSTRYAK
 (973) 575-8484
 sbystryak@aol.com
Business Contact
 SIMON BYSTRYAK
Phone: (973) 575-8484
Email: SBYSTRYAK@AOL.COM
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed research is to develop an ultrasensitive photochemical amplification method for improving the performance of polymerase-chain reaction (PCR)-based detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A new technology allows one to increase the sensitivity, accuracy, dynamic range, signal-to-noise ratio, save costly reagents and reduce time of analysis. This unique approach has never been used before for improvement of the performance of these methods. We propose to further improve and optimize the new technology, so as to generate routine technique suitable for research and clinical practice. Thus, our proposal has diagnosis- and screening -related goals and applies new engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine. Preliminary analysis has shown that the new method has an enormous commercial and scientific potential.

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