AptaMatrix is a privately held, start-up biotechnology company headquartered in Syracuse, New York. The company’s focus is to accelerate the rate of aptamer discovery using its patent pending High Throughput Screening of Aptamers (HTSA) approach in addition to developing its novel AlloSwitch™ sensor technology capable of a) creating rapid diagnostic tools for detection of chemical and biological targets, and b) leveraging this diagnostic platform for drug discovery applications. AlloSwitches™, have demonstrated the ability to transduce molecular recognition of biological targets into a real-time (seconds) optical signal for identifying environmental and terrorist released contaminants in liquid systems. HTSA and AlloSwitch solutions are built on patented biotechnology based on years of leading-edge biological research and industry partnerships at Syracuse University. The HTSA approach leverages the high throughput capabilities of deep-sequencing technology. All sequencing activity is managed by our Genomics Division and conducted on our Illumina GAIIx platforms. Data analysis is supported by our in-house bioinformatics team. In addition to supporting internal research and development, our genomics division actively supports both academic and commercial deep-sequencing projects.