Formerly located in Idaho City, ID, and doing business as Idaho Technology, the firm was renamed BioFire Diagnostics, LLC and then again renamed as BioFire Diagnostics LLC. Fairly active in the SBIR space until 2009, the firm is providing clinical molecular diagnostic solutions for clinics and laboratories. On offer are FilmArray, a multiplex PCR system that sets the standard for syndromic infectious disease molecular diagnostics; FilmArray Torch, a random access system that is designed to meet laboratory?s syndromic infectious disease testing needs; and FilmArray Pneumonia Panel, designed to aid in the diagnosis of specific agents that cause infections of the lower respiratory tract.. In the Fall of 2013, BioFire Defense, LLC was acquired by bioMerieux SA (a division of Institut Merieux) and now operates as a subsidiary of bioMérieux, Inc.
