The VPBS Project is headed
by General Dynamics Canada for the Canadian Forces. SIL is a member of
the development and production team, primarily responsible for the Sampler component.
The following news release from GD Canada describes the project: GDC news release.
History
Before this contract was awarded, SIL and GDC worked together over a number of years on the development of detection systems. A joint project with GD Canada,
4WARN V.2 is a fully-automated third generation biological agent
detection and identification system. It is based on field-proven fluorescence particle
detection for real time detection of biological agents and anti-body based
assays for specific identification of specific agents.