ZYMO RESEARCH CORP. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: 29

ZYMO RESEARCH CORP. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.

Amount
$240,756
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
29
Solicitation
PHS 2022-1
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period

Description

Purpose: The goal of the proposed research is to develop a product to inactivate and stabilize wastewater samples for shipping and transport. This product must be amenable to on-site use by stakeholders, such as State Agencies for wastewater monitoring, etc., and could be physical or chemical inactivation. The product can be an all-encompassing portable sampler that inactivates and provides molecular preservation of pathogens in wastewater or be used sequentially with existing samplers without adding additional biosafety risks to the collection procedure. The product will provide a qualitative indicator that the inactivation process has occurred, and the inactivation of the wastewater sample must not interfere with downstream molecular testing.