CDC will use BioTrove technology

BioTrove Inc. of Woburn said that the US Centers for Disease Control will use BioTrove technology to evaluate food safety.

BioTrove is a provider of technology platforms that enable the acceleration of life sciences research impacting public health, as well as drug discovery and pipeline decisions by pharmaceutical companies and researchers.

The company said the centers' Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease will use its OpenArray technology platform to identify bacterial strains in tainted food, beginning with E. coli and Salmonella and soon others, such as botulism.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)