Clinical Micro Sensors Introduces Breakthrough DNA Microchip Technology; Hand-Held Analyzer Prototypes Will be Unveiled At National Innovation Summit.Pasadena, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1998--Clinical Micro Sensors Inc. (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), Tuesday announced that it will demonstrate a hand-held prototype instrument for the detection and identification of targeted DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. at the National Innovation Summit. CMS is among a select group of companies that will exhibit at the Summit, to be held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , March 12-13. The Summit is organized by the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Competitiveness. CMS will unveil a prototype hand-held device that is an important milestone in the development of convenient and low-cost DNA diagnostics. The company is developing disposable DNA microchips and inexpensive, easy-to-use readers that promise to dramatically expand the range of commercial uses for DNA testing DNA testing Analysis of DNA (the genetic component of cells) in order to determine changes in genes that may indicate a specific disorder. Mentioned in: Acoustic Neuroma, Retinoblastoma, Von Willebrand Disease . CMS' DNA chips are based on the company's proprietary electron transfer Electron transfer (ET) is the process by which an electron moves from one atom or molecule to another atom or molecule. ET is a mechanistic description of the thermodynamic concept of redox, wherein the formal oxidation states of both reaction partners change. and hybridization hybridization /hy·brid·iza·tion/ (hi?brid-i-za´shun) 1. crossbreeding; the act or process of producing hybrids. 2. molecular hybridization 3. technology, and represent a major departure from current DNA chip systems that require complex and costly protocols. Such systems have been limited primarily to large-scale biomedical research applications. CMS plans to develop a range of products for different applications and users. The products will rapidly and accurately detect and quantify target DNA in virtually any sample, from point-of- care disease diagnosis to food safety and environmental monitoring. "We are pleased to introduce our prototype and technology at this important meeting," said CMS President and Chief Executive Officer Jon F. Kayyem, Ph.D. "Products based on our proprietary technology will have a major impact on medical diagnostics, and any other application that requires fast, accurate and cost-effective DNA analysis DNA analysis Any technique used to analyze genes and DNA. See Chromosome walking, DNA fingerprinting, Footprinting, In situ hybridization, Jeffries' probe, Jumping libraries, PCR, RFLP analysis, Southern blot hybridization. ." The National Innovation Summit brings together a select group of corporate chief executives, university presidents, labor leaders and state and federal policymakers, including vice president Albert Gore Jr. The Council is a nonprofit, non-partisan forum known for its policy recommendations and its international benchmarking of U.S. competitiveness. The Summit's technology showcase introduces what the Council describes as "leading-edge technologies that improve the nation's economic and social well-being." Clinical Micro Sensors is an emerging company founded in 1995 to develop products for electronic detection and identification of DNA and other biomolecules This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that describe particular biomolecules or types of biomolecules. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please update the page . Applications include clinical diagnostics, biomedical research, food safety, environmental monitoring and the detection of biological warfare biological warfare, employment in war of microorganisms to injure or destroy people, animals, or crops; also called germ or bacteriological warfare. Limited attempts have been made in the past to spread disease among the enemy; e.g. agents. CMS is privately held and based in Pasadena. CONTACT: Clinical Micro Sensors Inc., Pasadena Rudy Emmelot, 626/584-5900 ext. 14 or Tellem Inc. Erik Deutsch, 213/935-1725, 818/410-4540 (pager) or Council on Competitiveness Brenda C. Siler, 202/482-4292, 617/252-7002 (March 12-13) |
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