Norwood Systems Ltd. announced that it has received a further $170,000 contract for software development services from Perth-based Avicena Systems (Avicena), in relation to the Avicena Sentinel pathogen screening instrument. Under the contract, Norwood will further develop and enhance the software functionality of the Avicena Sentinel's Automated Lamp Testing System (ALTS), which enables the pathogen screening instrument to deliver up to 100,000 assays daily. On 16 December 2020, Norwood announced to the market it had secured a $100,000 contract with Avicena to develop the `operational prototype' requirements of the ALTS. This subsequent contract is to take the software to a stage where ALTS systems can be deployed for validation and research purposes, and is expected to be completed by mid-June 2021. Other than the development of the requisite software functionality, there are no material conditions to be satisfied prior to the contract completing. ALTS facilitates low-cost genetic or viral screening services for population-scale health initiatives, and Avicena aims to address the global molecular assay diagnostic and screening market.