BCW is created
 
						BCW is created
                                        Facility move
                                        DPMSS initial development
                                                  
                                                  
                                    
                                        First major prospective protocols
                                        Guinea-Bissau presence established
                                                  
                                    
Facility move, from 3200 to 7600 sq ft work area
                                        Expanded Miami facility
                                        Testing capability added
                                        Cameroon office opened
                                                  
                                                  
                                    
                                        Major protocols completed:
                                        
                                        - HIV
                                        - HCV
                                        - Pediatrics
                                        - High Risk
     
                                 
                                        Trugene HIV-1 Genotyping kit and Opengene DNA sequencing system implemented
                                        Full time positions created: Marketing, QC/QA, Finance
                                                  
                                    
                                        Expanded Miami facility
                                        HIV Group N and O samples
                                        Multiple HIV/HBV/HCV prospective protocols
                                                  
                                    
COLA accreditation obtained
                                        Major swab protocols completed:
                                        - MRSA
                                        - Cervical/vaginal
                                        Doors opened to extensive bio-inventory
                                                  
                                    
                                        Develops unique assay to detect the Chikungunya virus
                                        BCW starts uploading HIV sequencing data into the National Institute of Health (nih) database
                                                  
                                    
                                        Dry Ice Extruder installed
                                        Oakland, CA office opened with same day collection capabilities
                                                  
                                    
Las Vegas, NV testing laboratory up and running
                                        Budapest, Hungary office opens
                                        BK and EBV viral load assays validated and running
                                                  
                                    
Facility expansion to new building of ~4000 sq ft.