Strategic Diagnostics expands global reach of food pathogen products

06/05/05 Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (SDI), a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial environmental and scientific applications, announced an exclusive distribution agreement with DuPont through its Wilmington, Delaware-based Qualicon business.

Under the terms of the agreement, SDI's lateral flow tests for the detection of food pathogens will be marketed outside the United States by DuPont Qualicon as the DuPont(TM) Lateral Flow System(TM). SDI will continue to market its RapidChek(TM) line of food pathogen test kits in the United States.

SDI develops and markets biotechnology based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and scientific applications. By leveraging its expertise in immunology, proteomics, bio-luminescence, and other bio-reactive technologies with innovative application and production capabilities, the Company is able to provide sophisticated diagnostic testing and immunoreagent systems to a diverse customer base serving multiple vertical markets. The Strategic BioSolutions business unit of SDI serves the research, human diagnostic and pharmaceutical sectors with a wide range of services including complete outsourcing for the production of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies used in commercialized products offered by leading diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies. FeedChek(TM), Trait Chek(TM), GMO QuickChek(TM), and GMO Chek(TM) are pending trademarks for SDI.

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