MTEC Pre-Announcement: �PRimer and prObe Manufacturing PlaTform (PROMPT)�
DEPT OF DEFENSE
About this opportunity
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this pre-announcement for a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). This effort focuses on the development of a fully automated, man-portable, and ruggedized prototype platform for the on-demand, expeditionary manufacturing of clinical-quality nucleic acid primers and probes. This system must be designed for operation in far forward or austere environments by non-specialist personnel. Background: Technology development and progress are urgently needed to address critical capability gaps in expeditionary medical diagnostics. Current diagnostic capabilities are hindered by a reliance on centralized manufacturing for essential nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) reag...