The technology allows for the detection of bio-agents such as bacteria, viruses and toxins, at low levels, in near-real time, and without the need for time-consuming sample preparation. The parties intend to commercialize the technology for use in the healthcare, homeland defense, and military sectors. This effort represents the second advanced technology that Adaptive Methods has undertaken to transition from academia and public sector labs to the commercial market.

Adaptive Methods, Inc. (www.adaptivemethods.com) is a developer of advanced sensor systems and sensor processing and computing architecture products for surveillance, security and military combat systems based in Centreville, VA, with satellite offices in four states, including a 50,000 ft² manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, TN.

The Health Sciences Center at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNMHSC) is the largest academic health complex in New Mexico. UNMHSC combines its four mission areas—education, research, patient care and community outreach—to provide New Mexicans with the highest level of health care.

STC.UNM (www.stc.unm.edu) is a nonprofit corporation formed and owned entirely by the University of New Mexico Regents (UNM). The mission of STC is to support UNM and its partners as the source of innovation management and commercial development.

Sandia is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company, for the U. S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. With main facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California, Sandia has major R & D responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness.