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To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (238)7/28/2000 3:34:23 PM
From: tuck  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 276
 
Katherine,

Thanks for that response. I used to follow SVGI, but it's been months. I will revisit them.

Would the small lens approach perhaps involve an array of them? That would present interesting but doable challenges, seems to me. The screening bottleneck is wider than you note, but your example of sample preparation is indeed a factor. You are right on with your main theme that that bottleneck can be more easily opened with an integration of various technologies than can the lens bottleneck. The former is a story of doable engineering challenges mostly met now. The latter is still going to require some new thinking and research, it would seem, and then some designing, software development, and retooling . . .

Anyhow, thanks again for an excellent response and lead.

Cheers, Tuck



To: Katherine Derbyshire who wrote (238)7/28/2000 6:08:43 PM
From: Demosthenes  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 276
 
Katherine,

<<The lens bottleneck is going to be much more difficult to solve than the drug screening bottleneck.>>

I remember AZ at UTEK talking about this almost a year ago. I also recall that UTEK has a process all their own in making the lens for their equip.

Is this true?

Thanks,

David