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  • Inside DNA Genotek → Press Releases → 2010

    Press Releases

    2010

    September 14

    DNA Genotek's Performagene™ DNA Collection Product to Facilitate the National GenoTest Program offered by Holstein Canada and Semex Alliance

    DNA Genotek today announced that Performagene•LIVESTOCK, DNA Genotek's product for collecting DNA from livestock using nasal samples, has been selected for the new GenoTest program.

    September 09

    DNA Genotek Names New Chief Financial Officer

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced Patrick Walsh has been named chief financial officer.

    July 29

    DNA Genotek's Oragene•DNA Achieves 95% Compliance Rate in South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI)

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced that the world's leading TB vaccine research site, the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), has chosen Oragene•DNA for a study aimed at identifying host correlates of protection against TB, following BCG vaccination.

    July 21

    DNA Genotek joins business coalition taking frontline action against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

    GBC brings together businesses across various sectors to help fight global epidemics. DNA Genotek develops innovative technologies to enable safe, easy and reliable collection of DNA and RNA samples.

    July 06

    Beckman Coulter and DNA Genotek Enhance DNA Isolation and Purification

    Beckman Coulter Genomics today announced the development of a new version of the DNAdvance System for use with DNA Genotek's Oragene®•DNA samples.

    May 05

    DNA Genotek's Oragene®•DNA Product Selected by The Anthony Nolan Trust for Pilot Project

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced that The Anthony Nolan Trust, the UK's largest bone marrow donor registry, has selected Oragene•DNA for a pilot project aimed at increasing donor recruitment.

    April 22

    DNA Genotek Marks DNA Day 2010 with a Focus on Supporting Science Education

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced it is marking DNA Day 2010 by introducing a program geared towards helping students in high schools, colleges and universities learn more about DNA collection and purification.

    April 08

    DNA Genotek's Oragene•DNA Product Wins Prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced that it has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award for its Oragene•DNA Self-Collection Kit.

    January 11

    DNA Genotek Launches New Sample Collection Product to Accelerate Livestock Genetic Testing

    DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today launched Performagene™•LIVESTOCK, a new method for collecting DNA from livestock using nasal samples.

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    DNA Genotek Inc., a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), focuses on providing high-quality biological sample collection products and end-to-end services for human genomics, microbiome and infectious disease applications. The Company's Oragene•Dx and ORAcollect•Dx product lines are the first and only FDA 510(k) cleared saliva-based DNA collection devices for in vitro diagnostic use. DNA Genotek also offers Research Use Only products to collect and preserve large amounts of DNA or RNA from multiple sample types. DNA Genotek markets its products worldwide and has a global customer base with thousands of customers in over 100 countries.

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