 
Early Warning - Developer of biohazard detection solutions employing NASA’s nanotechnology-based biosensing technology
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Biohazard Water Analyzer - Limited Release Beta Version
 May 12, 2009 - Bacteria, viruses and parasites are responsible for the bulk of the 18.4 million deaths worldwide from communicable diseases in 2004 estimated by the World Health Organization plus additional deaths from non-communicable diseases and cancers. With advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and wireless technology, new generations of low cost biosensors and early warning systems will provide a front line of defense against the transmission of deadly pathogens. Click here for the full article.
April 8, 2009 - Early Warning displayed its Biohazard Water Analyzer which offers the next generation in microbial testing. Using a unique combination of advanced technologies, the Analyzer goes beyond lab culturing of indicator coliforms and directly measures individual species of pathogenic bacteria, protozoa and viruses in the same test.
 December 19, 2008 - Early Warning's President Neil Gordon will be speaking at the American Water Works Association - Water Security Congress at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2009. His presentation title is "Direct measure of total and viable cell concentrations of specific pathogens in water networks using NASA’s nanotech biosensor". Early Warning will also exhibit its Biohazard Water Analyzer at the Congress.
 November 17, 2008 - Early Warning's President Neil Gordon will be speaking at Sensors Expo & Conference 2009 on June 10, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. His presentation title is "Next Generation Biosensors Made Possible with Digital Multiplexing Potentiostat". Early Warning will also exhibit its Biohazard Water Analyzer at the Expo.
October 21, 2008 - Early Warning's President Neil Gordon is featured in audio visual presentation of the company's upcoming Biohazard Water Analyzer as presented at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Click here to see the presentation and PowerPoint slides.
August 5, 2008 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited NASA’s Ames Research Center to see first-hand how NASA technology helps the nation deal with disasters. Chertoff learned how nanotechnology is being used in a variety of new technologies, such as a revolutionary biosensor licensed to Early Warning, Inc that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites and help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources.
 July 29, 2008 - Most biotesting is done in a lab, and it can take up to 72 hours to determine if a sample - water, for instance - has pathogens in it. "A lot of chemistry has to take place, and you need to have many copies of the target microorganism," Gordon said. "To do that, you have to incubate them in an oven or use other techniques, and then make copies. So this is a very laboratory-intensive and time-intensive process." Instead, Gordon wanted a biosensor that could work quickly under harsh conditions and be able to detect small amounts of multiple pathogens. NASA's biosensor, which can deliver results in as little as a half hour, met all those needs.
 July 7, 2008 - Neil Gordon, President and CEO of Early Warning will discuss Early Warning's biodetection system at NanoBiotech 2008 taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY on September 15, 2008. For further information see the conference website at http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/nanobio2008.html.
 June 5, 2008 - Indeed, the real challenge to making electronic-based biosensors into products is not which material performs the best, but how they will be mass-produced, says Mark Reed, a professor of electrical engineering and applied physics at Yale University. "I am impressed by NASA's work, and they have very nice results," he says. While NASA plans to eventually use the sensor to detect the presence of life on other planets, it has licensed the technology to Early Warning, a company that develops systems to monitor biohazards.
May 28, 2008 - Waterloo offers a vast talent pool in water technologies, diverse engineering and communications disciplines, and nanotechnology know-how, along with a close proximity to the University of Waterloo where Early Warning is collaborating with four Waterloo professors and various students.
May 20, 2008 - NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California has licensed its revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor technology to Early Warning, Inc. The biosensor can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. Under a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement, NASA and Early Warning jointly will develop biosensor enhancements. Initially, the biosensor will be configured to detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses and fatalities.
May 6, 2008 - Early Warning releases a Biohazard Outbreak Search Engine at www.EarlyWarningInc.com. To use the feature, enter one or more keywords into the Search field without commas (e.g. Meat Beef) and press Go.
April 28, 2008 - Early Warning announces a free biohazard outbreak e-mail service. Sign up for email updates at the bottom of Early Warning's homepage at www.EarlyWarningInc.com.
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