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For Immediate Release
Date: March 2, 2005
Contact: Liz Lloyd, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 800.871.8909 ext. 109

TREK Diagnostic Systems to Exhibit Products at 2005 ECCMID in Copenhagen, Denmark

Cleveland, Ohio – March 2, 2005 – TREK Diagnostic Systems will present its exciting and innovative products, the VersaTREK® Automated Microbial Detection System along with SWIN™ (Sensititre® for Windows) Software and the ARIS® 2X, at the 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 2-5, 2005.

TREK has been assigned booth #231.

“TREK has a commitment to fully serving the larger international microbiology market, with its excellent product portfolio of automated systems for ID/AST, blood culture and mycobacterial testing,” commented Les Stutzman, Director of Global Marketing. “ECCMID provides an ideal forum for our international customer/vendor interactions.”

The VersaTREK system 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 VorTrexingTM 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.

SWIN Software is the new, user-friendly, one-touch package that streamlines laboratory workflow. SWIN features an intelligent and customizable Expert System to permit appropriate intervention for organisms with unusual resistance patterns. The new software package also offers unique and easy export of data results to EXCEL or ACCESS to ensure antibiogram compliance with current and future CLSI (formerly NCCLS) recommendations, and distinct, color-coded identification parameters to allow immediate recalculation of results, reducing labor and saving costs.

Offering improved automated plate inventory, reading, and report capabilities, with no “reagent additions”, ARIS 2X provides consistent performance, requires little maintenance and offers the fewest restrictions of any automated ID/AST system.

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.