Tetracore

Tetracore is a biotechnology research and development organization that develops diagnostic reagents and assays for infectious diseases and bioterrorism threat agents The company is located in Rockville, Md., and specializes in veterinary, domestic preparedness, clinical, antibody and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay products. It also focuses on antibody-based and nucleic acid-based detection reagents and technologies. The company also offers a wide range of highly specific, rapid, antibody-based test kits and antibody reagents for the detection of biological warfare infectious agents and toxins. It also provides a product line of real-time, probe hydrolysis polymerase chain reaction test kits for sensitive and specific detection of animal pathogens. In addition, Tetracore contracts with the United States government for development of polymerase chain reaction diagnostic tests for biological warfare agents, nucleic acid extraction procedures and specialized nucleic acid products.