Real deal: Applied DNA’s field-tested, molecular-taggant supply chain authenticator is earning serious scientific cred in pharmaceutical circles.

By GREGORY ZELLER //

With synthetic opioids increasingly implicated in the alarming number of drug-overdose deaths plaguing the nation, a stalwart Long Island biotech’s DNA-based tracking technology has received a major endorsement.

The peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS ONE has published a paper by Stony Brook-based Applied DNA Sciences on the molecular tagging of pharmaceuticals – a next-gen supply-chain authenticator that Applied DNA considers unforgeable, inescapable and particularly useful in a world where counterfeit drugs are routinely killing unsuspecting users.