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For Immediate Release
Date: April 11, 2005
Contact: Liz Lloyd, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 800.871.8909 ext. 109

TREK Diagnostic Systems Presents Innovative Products at the ASM 105th General Meeting

Cleveland, Ohio – April 28, 2005 –TREK Diagnostic Systems will present its innovative products, the VersaTREK® Automated Microbial Detection System and SWIN (Sensititre® for Windows) Software, at the 105th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting in Atlanta, GA, June 6 – 8, 2005.  

TREK has been assigned booth #1439.

“The built-up organizational-wide excitement surrounding all the upbeat news that TREK is preparing to deliver to the microbiology community at this year’s 2005 ASM convention has nearly reached a bubbling point within TREK. The excitement is electrifyingly contagious,” commented Les Stutzman, Director of Global Marketing. “Prominent developments at TREK since last year’s meeting include securing the Premier blood culture contract, release of some very favorable blood culture system competitive comparative data results on VersaTREK, and a successful yearlong introduction of Sensititre/SWIN into the clinical AST arena along with the release of the Sensititre Export rules program and impending release of its epidemiology package, and much more!”

A pre-ASM mailer will be mailed to ASM attendees in late April/early May with an enticement for them to complete a questionnaire on the mailer, and bring it back to TREK’s booth for a chance to win a gift card.

Picturesque and tasty customized cookies, one with a VersaTREK theme and one with a Sensititre theme, will be handed out as TREK’s booth give-away.

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 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 NCCLS recommendations, and distinct, color-coded identification parameters to allow immediate recalculation of results, reducing labor and saving costs.

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.