Huntsville, Ala. – Scientists at GeneCapture, Inc., an associate company on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, have developed a method to report phenotypic antibiotic sensitivities/resistances direct from patient samples in only 5-75 minutes.

GeneCapture Inc. has demonstrated a new process for rapidly determining the genetic signature of a pathogen – a germ-causing infection. In less than an hour, this new, patented technique analyzes a human or animal sample – whether it is blood, urine, saliva or swab – to detect the presence of a broad range of specific bacteria, viruses or fungi.

Alabama’s multifaceted biosciences industry generates $7.3 billion in economic activity annually while supporting 780 companies and nearly 48,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of Alabama.