DELRAY BEACH, Fla., June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PositiveID Corporation  (OTC:PSID) announced today its ExcitePCR subsidiary has joined Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s meeting of internationally recognized experts in detection and biological threats, Biodetection Technologies: Biothreat and Pathogen Detection, to be held in Bethesda, MD June 27-28th.

ExcitePCR Chief Science Officer Kimothy Smith DVM, Ph.D., will participate in a discussion centered on cutting-edge strategies to overcoming hurdles to global biological threats defense and detection, and obstacles faced in getting detection technologies from lab to field, such as ExcitePCR’s FireflyDX family of point-of-care (POC) pathogen detection.

ExcitePCR is developing the FireflyDX family of pathogen detection systems, portable devices offering rapid sample-to-result detection in less than 30 minutes using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chemistry at the point-of-need or point-of-care. The FireflyDX systems will combine sample lysis, purification, real-time PCR analysis, and reporting of results in one device.

FireflyDX's applications are expected to include the near real-time detection of pathogenic organisms in vertical markets addressing human clinical applications, infectious diseases, and hospital-acquired infections; agricultural and food screening in both domestic sectors and developing countries; and detection of biological agents associated with weapons of mass destruction.

FireflyDX is designed to operate with any commercial assay, including those used by Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to foster widespread adoption.

About PositiveID Corporation

PositiveID Corporation is a holding company with a focus on life sciences tools and diagnostics. PositiveID’s ExcitePCR subsidiary develops biological detection and diagnostics systems, specializing in the development of microfluidic systems for the automated preparation of and performance of biological assays. PositiveID’s Thermomedics subsidiary markets the FDA-cleared Caregiver® non-contact infrared thermometer. PositiveID also owns a minority interest in E-N-G Mobile Systems, a leader in the specialty vehicle market. For more information on PositiveID, please visit http://www.psidcorp.com, or connect with PositiveID on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.