“Pathogen detection is critical for food and meat processing facilities as well as government agencies and health care organizations,” said Dr. Myung L. Kim, founder and CEO of Kim Laboratories, Inc. in Champaign. “This new technology offers ultra-sensitive, reliable results typically within one hour. This is significantly faster than competing test methods that require one to seven days to obtain results.”

Legislation

Food and Agriculture Research Act

Creates the Food and Agriculture Research Act under which money is appropriated to the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) then allocated to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois State University, Western Illinois University, and any non-profit institution or agency in Illinois for food and agriculture research. Requires the Director of Agriculture to report to the General Assembly on the suitability of the allocated shares at 3-year intervals. (Full Act)