Company Profile

Seahawk Biosystems now operates as a subsiduary of Tatracore, the latter having acquire the smaller firm in 2008. Anchored originally in patented, magnetic biochip and multi-use biosensor designed to focus on the detection of various potential biological agentstechnology developed by the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, Seahawk VBiosystems was organized around development of a robust product line of rapid, cost-effective and accurate biological tests for veterinary diagnostics as well as other applications. The firm developed the Talon Diagnostic System to provide veterinarians with a revolutionary multi-use, multiplexed laboratory instrument and consumable cartridges. The biosensor gave veterinarians the ability to asses a pet’s need for revaccination as well as detect multiple disease right in the clinic, in real time, reducing the time and expenses for veterinary care. In regard to revaccination, the Talon Diagnostic System provides immunity assessments on a real-time basis based on the level of antibodies in the animal’s blood. As a disease diagnostic, the system also provided the capability to simultaneously identify multiple diseases in real-time so that treatment can begin immediately. Other market applications include biological testing for defense and security purposes—including early warning threat detection—along with compliance testing for food processing and water moni