LEECO DIAGNOSTICS <LECO> AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT
Leeco Diagnostics Inc said
the National Institutes of Health have awarded it a two-year,
478,568 dlr federal grant to develop a new medical test kit to
diagnose and monitor diabetes mellitus.
    Leeco said the Institutes made the grant under their small
business innovation research program.
    The company said the research, beginning April 1, will
focus on developing a more effective technique for detecting
hemoglobin A1C in the blood. High levels of hemoglobin A1C can
indicate uncontrolled diabetes.
 Reuter
