PO8), a developer of
early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism
and other infectious health threats and provider of counter terrorism
consulting and training services, reported today that it has received a
purchase order for its anthrax detection equipment from the Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The detection equipment
is designed to check for anthrax and can return results in as little as 3
minutes.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is one of the Department of Homeland
Security's largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of
keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a
responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while
enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug
laws.
A recent commission chaired by former senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent
has found that the nation is "very exposed" in terms of preparedness to a
bioterrorist attack. The next U.S. president should put more emphasis on
countering biological threats as part of a rethinking of national security
strategy, according to early assessments from the leaders of a commission.
"Both biological and nuclear threats are significant in their ability to
kill hundreds of thousands, but a biological attack is easier to launch and
harder to combat because many biological weapon components are widely
available and have benign uses," said the commission's chairman, former
Sen. Bob Graham of Florida.
UNDT's anthrax detection equipment has been extensively used by first
responders and private industry throughout the country. The equipment has
been evaluated by the U.S. DOD as well as the United Kingdom military. The
equipment's features include:
-- No cross-reactivity with near neighbor strains.
-- No cross-reactivity to household powders.
-- No set up time.
-- No expensive reader needed.
-- No decontamination requirements.
-- No false positives.
-- No false negatives. and
-- No hook effect.
"The purchase order came on the heels of our presentation at the 3rd annual
Gulf Coast Terrorism Conference where we had the opportunity to demonstrate
our detection technologies to first responders, federal agents and
representatives from the armed forces," said Mr. Jacques Tizabi, UNDT's
Chief Executive Officer.
UNDT has received the purchase orders referred to in this news release
through Security Solutions International (SSI). The equipment were billed
to the DHS by SSI as part of participation in the counterterrorism training
at the Gulf Coast Terrorism Conference and are expected to be delivered to
them directly from UDT within the next 30 days.
For more information please visit our website at www.udetection.com or
Email us at info@udetection.com.
About Universal Detection Technology
Universal Detection Technology is a developer of monitoring technologies,
including bioterrorism detection devices. The Company on its own and with
development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related
to Homeland Security. For example, the Company, in cooperation with NASA,
has developed a bacterial spore detector that detects certain biohazard
substances. The Company is also a reseller of handheld assays used for
detection of five bioterrorism agents, radiation detection systems, and
antimicrobial products. For more information, please visit
www.udetection.com.
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news release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results,
performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from
forecasted results, performance, and achievement. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations.