Thermal Gradient, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures devices and systems for molecular diagnostic systems. The company's thermal cycling, and nucleic acid extraction and purification technologies enable systems to be brought to point-of-care for field use in low resource settings or distributed diagnostics in the developed world. Its products include Flash OEM, which are products based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology for non-quantitative and quantitative applications on an OEM basis; and Quick Flash, a PCR device for research and laboratory markets. The company's products also include Flash Remote, a system that enables testing for diagnosis and on-going viral load monitoring; and Flash HT, a family of devices and subsystems for high throughput molecular diagnostics applications. Its products are also used for applications, such as point of care HIV monitoring and screening in low resource settings, tuberculosis testing, sexually transmitted disease testing, healthcare acquired infections, intra-operative cancer testing, genetic disorder testing, bio-defense/biologic threat detection, food and water testing, environmental safety testing, and genetic research. The company serves molecular diagnostics, forensics, agricultural testing, biodefense, food and water testing, and research industry sectors.
