an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message positiveid corporation type public traded as otcqb psid industry healthcare and information management founded 2009 founder applied digital solutions headquarters delray beach fl usa revenue us 43 thousand 2008 1 operating income us 13.9 million 2008 1 net income us 13.1 million 2008 1 total assets us 3.5 million 2008 1 website positiveid corp. a positiveid develops biological detection systems for america s homeland defense industry as well as rapid medical testing . positiveid is focused on the development of microfluidic systems for the automated preparation of and performance of biological assays in order to detect threats at high value locations as well as analyze samples in medical environments . positiveid s microfluidic technology alleviates all existing problems by replacing robotics with integrated microfluidics reducing cost and increasing reliability . its microfluidic technology also automates and increases the effectiveness of key sample processing steps used today on the laboratory bench top into a closed automated system . the embedded devices perform cell lysis including difficult spores in less than one minute at low power nucleic acid purification along with inhibitor removal and preconcentration of the nucleic acid up to factors of 1000x within minutes . these processes all occur autonomously within a fully contained disposable microfluidic cartridge . corporate offices are located in delray beach florida and positiveid s laboratories are located in pleasanton ca . as of 2015 update the company s chairman and ceo was william j. caragol and the company s president was lyle l. probst . 2 contents 1 company history 2 products 3 notes 4 references company history edit positiveid formerly known as verichip corporation was formed in 2009 through the merger of verichip and steel vault corporation . at the time of the merger in november 2009 the company changed its name to positiveid corporation . in may 2011 positiveid acquired california based microfluidic systems mfs founded in 2001 which specializes in the development and production of automated instruments for detecting and processing biological samples . 3 mfs core technology is used for airborne pathogen detection rapid clinical diagnostics and sample preparation applications . 3 products edit positiveid through its wholly owned microfluidic systems mfs subsidiary develops biological detection and diagnostics systems including its m band and firefly dx technologies . mfs began developing complex microfluidic systems to perform sample processing and purification for the defense advanced research projects agency darpa . it then developed a similar system including a thermal cycler for polymerase chain reaction pcr analysis for the us army s edgewood chemical and biological command ecbc . positiveid s microfluidic technology replaces robotics and manual processes used in existing systems with integrated microfluidics in a closed automated system which reduces cost increases reliability and enhances the effectiveness of sample processing . positiveid is focused primarily on its m band airborne bio threat detector which was developed under contract with the u.s. department of homeland security dhs science & technology directorate and its firefly dx system which is designed to deliver molecular diagnostic results from a sample in less than 30 minutes at the point of need using a portable handheld system . the company s m band detection system continuously and autonomously analyzes air samples for the detection of pathogenic bacteria viruses and toxins for up to 30 days . results from individual m band instruments are reported via a secure wireless network in real time to give an accurate and up to date status of field conditions . m band performs high specificity detection for up to six organisms on the centers for disease control s category a and b select agents list . the goal of the company s firefly dx is to enable accurate diagnostics leading to more rapid and effective treatment than what is currently available with existing systems . firefly is being developed further for a broad range of biological detection situations for applications including military agricultural and healthcare . the system has already demonstrated the ability to detect and identify other common pathogens and diseases such as various strains of influenza e. coli methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa and human papilloma virus hpv . 4 m band microfluitics based bio agent autonomous networked detector which was developed under contract with the u.s. department of homeland security dhs science & technology directorate is a bio aerosol monitor with fully integrated systems with sample collection processing and detection modules . each module is fully functional and adaptable . m band runs autonomously for up to 30 days continuously analyzing air samples for the detection of bacteria viruses and toxins with results in as little as two hours . results from individual instruments are reported via a secure wireless network in real time to give an accurate and up to date status for fielded instruments in aggregate . positiveid has implemented its own biological assays . m band performs high specificity detection for up to six organisms on the center for disease control s cdc category a and b select agents list . 5 firefly dx is designed to deliver molecular diagnostic results from a sample in less than 30 minutes at the point of need using a portable handheld system . the goal of the company s firefly dx is to enable accurate diagnostics leading to more rapid and effective treatment than what is currently available with existing systems . firefly is being developed further for a broad range of biological detection situations for applications including military agricultural and healthcare . the system has already demonstrated the ability to detect and identify other common pathogens and diseases such as various strains of influenza e.coli methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa and human papilloma virus hpv . 6 notes edit website formerly located at www.positiveidcorp.com ; no referral to new website has been provided by the company . references edit a b c d 2008 10 k . edgar system . us sec . retrieved 2009 02 12 . management team . corporate . positiveid corporation . retrieved 4 october 2015 . a b about us . positiveid corporation . archived from the original on 2 september 2014 . self published source http www.positiveidcorp.com products.html sid http www.positiveidcorp.com products mband.html http www.positiveidcorp.com products firefly.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title positiveid & oldid 684113036 categories electronics companies 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