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February 23, 2024 • An article posted to Intelligence Community News detailed the announcement from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) of the Pursuing Intelligent Complex Aerosols for Rapid Detection (PICARD) Project kickoff, which took place on February 21, 2024. Signature Science is a proud member of the project team. From the... MORE

March 17, 2023 • An article posted to Homeland Preparedness News announced the University-led teams participating in the DARPA B-SURE Program. Signature Science is proud to join the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin-Madison on The University of Texas team. The team is focused on program track 3:... MORE

February 28, 2023  • Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), together with Advisory Trustees, Board of Directors and special guests, held its 75th Annual Meeting at SwRI's headquarters in San Antonio. The Institute's press release covering the event was picked up by businesswire.com. Among the festivities and presentations detailed, the release mentions the... MORE

In a paper published in Forensic Science International: Synergy, founders of the National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC) announced the group's formation, in addition to the formation of its first Technology Validation Working Group, the Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technology Validation Group (FIGG-TVG). Signature Science's Center for Advanced Genomics... MORE

October 06, 2022 • Signature Science President & CEO Brian Schimmoller sat down for an interview with The Synergist, the official magazine of the American Industrial Hygiene Association to discuss the COVID-19 Exposure Assessment Tool (CEAT) following the publication of his team's scientific paper on the topic. From the article:... MORE

September 19, 2022 • At the White House Summit on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative on September 14th, BioMADE™ announced the selection of a Signature Science-led team to develop a biosecurity Sequence Screening Training Course for Bioengineers, as part of a larger suite of nine projects targeted to address... MORE

June 21, 2022 • A press release authored by Rice University announcing the publishing of our recent, co-authored paper, "SeqScreen: accurate and sensitive functional screening of pathogenic sequences via ensemble learning" was featured on UK-based online medical and life sciences news hub "News Medical." The paper and press release highlight the... MORE

May 11, 2022 • Cannabis Industry Journal published an article discussing Signature Science's recent partnership with AOAC INTERNATIONAL. Under this partnership, Signature Science will produce hemp and cannabis proficiency test samples for AOAC’s Cannabis Proficiency Testing Program. From the article: "What makes this proficiency testing (PT) program so unique is... MORE

December 8, 2021 • An article posted on the academic research news website "Futurity" today highlights the work of SigSci Senior Scientist Gene Godbold. Gene has been working on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded project led by Rice computer scientist Todd Treangen with the goal of cataloging mutations... MORE

December 3, 2021 • SigSci Senior Scientist Gene Godbold was interviewed by Houston Public Media today about his research on the Omicron variant's transmissibility and its ability to evade vaccine protections. In the interview Godbold says "the takeaway message is that the omicron variant has more immune evasive mutations than... MORE