Idaho Technology Inc, Salt Lake City, has changed its name to BioFire Diagnostics Inc. The company also has re-launched its Web site, www.BioFireDx.com.
BioFire Diagnostics will continue to focus on leveraging its FilmArray® pathogen detection system to develop multiplex diagnostic tests for various clinical applications. The FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) is FDA-cleared for 20 viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens. BioFire now provides the only FDA cleared clinical diagnostic test for 8 of the 20 organisms in its panel. In addition to the FilmArray RP, the company is developing similar FilmArray panels for pathogen identification in blood culture, gastrointestinal infections, and meningitis.
In addition to building its clinical diagnostics space, BioFire will continue to develop of reliable and sensitive biosurveillance products such as its PCR-based biodetection system RAZOR® EX and the FilmArray BioSurveillance System.
