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For Immediate Release
Date: June 9, 2004
Contact: Liz Lloyd, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 800.871.8909 ext. 109

TREK Receives Esteemed NorTech Innovation Award

Cleveland, Ohio – June 9, 2004 – TREK Diagnostic Systems was awarded the NorTech Innovation Award for the development of the VersaTREK Automated Microbial Detection system at a ceremony on June 8, 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The NorTech Innovation recognition program is designed to award the best innovations and designs from companies located in Northeast Ohio. Recognition is given to both the company and the innovators who created the innovations. TREK employees honored at the ceremony for their innovations included Mike Burke, President and CEO, Dr. Nadine Sullivan, V.P. of New Business Development and Chief Science Officer, Barry Cummings, Director of Software Development, and Frank Jones, VersaTREK Consultant.

“Because of our employee innovations we were able to go from concept through feasibility to design and manufacturing in 2.5 years. This was previously unheard of for this complex of a product,” commented Mike Burke, President and CEO of TREK Diagnostic Systems.

VersaTREK features the latest technology in automated microbial detection systems and allows laboratories to conduct four tests on a single platform: blood culture, sterile body fluid culture, Mycobacteria detection and M. tuberculosis susceptibility testing. Designed for the best value, versatility, and ease of use, VersaTREK offers unique VorTrexing™ agitation, enhanced ergonomics, utilizes TREK’s “Any Bottle anywhere Concept”, and features Microsoft® Windows-based software with one-touch access to all patient information and reports. VersaTREK provides better recovery, simple ease of use, improved patient care, and greater value, making it the best solution for the demanding challenges of the diagnostic laboratory.

Founded in January 1999, TREK Diagnostic Systems is a global manufacturer and distributor of automated systems and consumable products for the microbiology diagnostic laboratory. Signature product lines include VersaTREK®, ESP®, Sensititre®, alamarBlue®, para-JEM®, YeastOne®, onSite®, and TREK Lab Services. TREK is committed to delivering the highest quality products and services to clinical, pharmaceutical, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories worldwide.