BCSI Wins Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriation

BCSI has been approved to receive a $1.6M U.S. Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriation as included in the Department of Defense appropriations bill submitted by U.S. Senator Patti Murray, approved by both houses and signed by the President.  Senator Murray indicated that, “This funding would help the Army develop a capability to ensure the efficacy of platelets in large samples.  Platelets are necessary to stop blood loss from severe injuries.  This project would help reduce battlefield deaths caused by transfusions of ineffective platelets.”

The DOD appropriation recognizes the importance of rapid, user friendly measurement of pH to assure the quality of platelets for transfusions utilizing BCSI proprietary technology.