Membrane Technology to Detect Prions.

In collaboration with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), Gradipore Inc. (22 Rodborough Road, French's Forest NSW 2086, Australia; Tel: 61 2 8977 9000, Fax: 61 2 8977 9099) will apply its Gradiflow membrane technology to the early stage detection of prion disease such as variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as "Mad Cow Disease."

Prion diseases are difficult to diagnose because they are not easily detectable by standard methods for identifying bacteria and viruses. Prion diseases in humans, and livestock cannot be detected early and are nearly always fatal. Infectious forms of prion disease are also …