U.S. Army Selects Dynamics Technology, Inc.
to Build Disease Surveillance System for Early Detection of Biological Weapons Attacks

Dynamics Technology to Build on the Success of its Automated Anomaly Detection Processor (AADP)

ARLINGTON, VA , June 15, 2004 – The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity has awarded Dynamics Technology, Inc. (DTI), a world-class provider of advanced health and environmental surveillance technology, a two-year, $729,000 SBIR Phase-II award to build on the success of its Automated Anomaly Detection Processor (AADP). The contract requires DTI to develop a medical surveillance application that provides rapid detection and early warning of outbreaks of infectious disease and biological weapons attacks. The product will provide military and civilian agencies with a powerful, effective decision aid for early disease detection.

With increasing terrorist threats and the emergence of rare, unusual, or unexplained illnesses, medical and public health officials are realizing the need to increase surveillance and detection practices in their facilities and regional areas of responsibility. Enhanced disease surveillance is a critical element of biological warfare (BW) and biological terrorism (BT) early detection. Improvements in these surveillance systems will greatly benefit America’s preparedness for a biological weapons attack, as well as enhance our ability to respond quickly and effectively to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. Rapid detection, identification and early warning are key features of an integrated approach to protect military readiness, the health of DoD beneficiaries and civilian populations.

“Detecting and monitoring emerging pathogens, the diseases they cause, and the factors associated with their emergence are critical to U.S. national security,” said Bob Teague, Vice President of DTI’s National Security business. “We are extremely honored to assist the Army with this timely issue and take great pride in the Army’s confidence in DTI’s advanced sensors and signal processing capabilities.”

DTI’s Automated Anomaly Detection Processor (AADP) applies advanced signal processing technology — comprised of neural net clustering, Gaussian Mixture Models and Bayesian analysis — on a variety of clinical and non-clinical health data. The AADP supports real-time epidemiological analysis for indicators of possible anomalous or threatening activities that are indicative of a biological event in the military or civilian population. The result is a novel software tool that provides automated situational awareness capabilities and supports improved dynamic health information data management without requiring users to specify threat behaviors or templates.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity provides support to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through a worldwide network of laboratories and medical logistics organizations.

Dynamics Technology, Inc. (DTI) is a diversified, employee-owned research and development company providing integrated sensor and signal processing products and services for marine, intelligence and homeland security missions. DTI employs over 100 people at offices in Southern California and the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. For further information on DTI’s health and environmental security technologies contact business@dynatec.com or visit our Web site at www.dynatec.com.