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To: Sergio H who wrote (28001)	2/1/2002 5:33:23 PM
From: Ditchdigger	Respond to of 29382

Howdy Sergio, nice to hear from you.. Well, looks like CPHD is at least selling some of their Smart Cycler testing units..In fact, it appears to be the top seller..From The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... "Through the bioterrorism cooperative agreement, CDC has funded the purchase of platforms for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). To date, 61 instruments have been purchased or ordered. Among these are 17 LightCyclers,™ 23 SmartCyclers™, 13 7700s, and 5 5700s. Reagents for real-time anthrax assays are made at CDC and placed in inventory. They are available at no charge to LRN laboratories. Currently, reagents for the LightCycler™ anthrax assay are available; reagents for the other platforms will be available soon. All of the assays have undergone the same rigorous validation procedure." Identified a few of the competitors "This is not a “new test.” The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) has been using a validated real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay on the LightCycler for some time. CDC has also developed and validated real-time PCR assays for Bacillus anthracis for the SmartCycler™, ABI/PE 7700 and 5700. In addition, Idaho Technology has a real-time PCR assay for B. anthracis that can be used with the R.A.P.I.D.™, which is similar to the LightCycler™. SmartCycler is a trade name of Cepheid; R.A.P.I.D. is a trade name of Idaho Technology; LightCycler is a trade name of Roche; Idaho Technology is the name of a company." bt.cdc.gov