SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –aho Technology, Inc. (ITI), today announced the signing of an agreement with Microbiology International, a laboratory equipment provider in Frederick, Maryland, to be the exclusive distributor of the R.A.P.I.D.® LT Food Security System in the USA.

“With Microbiology International’s incredible selection of laboratory equipment and substantial experience in the food safety industry, this alliance will bring real value to our food customers,” states David Nielsen, Vice President of Product Development at ITI. “We are very pleased to be working with Microbiology International in bringing our robust food security solution to the United States food industry.”

“We are excited to offer our customersaho Technology’s advanced PCR system, offering the fastest time to results for food pathogens.aho Technology pioneered this technology and has developed one of the most sophisticated systems available; we are proud to represent such an innovative company,” states Kevin Klink, Co-CEO of Microbiology International.  “The R.A.P.I.D. LT is a great complement to our line-up of laboratory automation instruments which save time and money while increasing the accuracy, quality and reliability of results.”

About the R.A.P.I.D. LT Food Security System The R.A.P.I.D. LT Food Security System is a real-time PCR instrument capable of analyzing samples for the presence of targeted nucleic acid sequences. Built upon LightCycler® technology, the R.A.P.I.D. LT F.S.S. combines rapid air thermocycling and a real-time fluorimeter to reliablyentify pathogens in food and environmental samples in less than an hour. In addition to the instrument, robust freeze-dried reagents have been designed and optimized to run on this instrument and provide precise results. Because of its sensitivity, accuracy, and high speed, it is theeal instrument for rapid food borne pathogenentification testing including common food pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria spp, Listeria monocytogenes, and E. coli O157:H7.

Aboutaho Technology, Inc. Idaho Technology, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the originator of rapid DNA analysis with applications including DNA amplification, real-time PCR and mutation discovery. ITI’s systems include biothreat detection systems (R.A.P.I.D.® and the RAZOR® instruments), a biomedical research system for gene quantification and mutation scanning (LightScanner system), and a food protection system (R.A.PI.D. LT). Founded in 1990, ITI is a privately held company focused on worldwide applications in defense, research, industrial and food testing markets. For more information, please visit http://www.idahotech.com.

About Microbiology International Microbiology International was formed in 1997 to provide the best microbiology automation from around the world to the modern laboratory. Microbiology International has formed distribution partnerships with equipment manufacturers who are industry innovators, constantly striving to improve laboratory processes. The equipment offered is technologically advanced and quickly automates tedious, manual lab processes. Since its inception, Microbiology International has been committed to offering superior instrument technology, and superior customer service and support. For more information please visit www.800EZMICRO.com.