BioHelix has received a two-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a quantitative HIV RNA assay based on its isothermal HDA amplification technology and a portable fluorescence analyzer which is capable of monitoring fluorescent signals in real-time.

Under this SBIR grant, BioHelix will collaborate with Dr. Jeanne Jordan at George Washington University to develop a low-cost HIV viral load test for near-patient or resource-limited settings.