Released on: August 29, 2008, 9:17 am

Press Release Author: Roger Nalepa

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: Newark, DE - September 4, 2008. Accugenix, the leader in
genetic microbial identification and characterization services, announced today the
addition of 283 new species to its extensive Bacterial Library, bringing the total
number of unique bacterial DNA sequences on file to over 2400. This year's update
grew the company's world renowned reference sequence library by 10%, further
increasing an already high description success rate of 97% and bolstering
Accugenix's claim to significantly higher rates of species level identifications
than competing labs.

Press Release Body: Newark, DE - September 4, 2008. Accugenix, the leader in
genetic microbial identification and characterization services, announced today the
addition of 283 new species to its extensive Bacterial Library, bringing the total
number of unique bacterial DNA sequences on file to over 2400. This year's update
grew the company's world renowned reference sequence library by 10%, further
increasing an already high description success rate of 97% and bolstering
Accugenix's claim to significantly higher rates of species level identifications
than competing labs.

The 2008 Bacterial Library release includes newly identified bacterial species and
latest nomenclature for organisms that underwent taxonomical changes. With this
library release, Accugenix continues to provide the pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
medical device, cosmetics, nutraceutical, and other manufacturers with rapid,
accurate and cost-effective resources to maintain a sterile, safe and compliant
environment for consumers. The September release follows an April release of its
updated Fungal Library, which also enjoyed dramatic growth, a clear sign that the
Accugenix microbial identification process is superior within the industry.

According to the CEO, Doug Smith, "The high volume of customer samples analyzed by
Accugenix allows us to build and maintain a large reference sequence library. We
regularly update our libraries with microbes that might impact consumer safety not
only because our clients want to offer safe products, but also because we might come
across some insightful connections in microbiology that could lend powerful
solutions in science". Accugenix's trendable and trackable data is imperative to
clients' Environmental Monitoring programs, identifying and sourcing
contamination, and Product Release Testing. At Accugenix, we have the capability to
test and analyze samples within 7 hours of receipt. Our knowledgeable data analysts
take the time to manually review every report generated to ensure an accurate
sequence ID.

Accugenix will release the 2008 Bacterial Library to customers starting September 4,
2008. The company also offers periodic free educational seminars on microbial
identification and characterization techniques. For more information regarding the
library update or our microbial identification services, visit www.accguenix.com/xpr
or call 800.886.9654 to speak with a Technical Support Specialist.


Web Site: http://www.accugenix.com/xpr

Contact Details: Contact: Roger Nalepa
Chief Operating Officer
Accugenix, Inc.
Phone: (302) 294-8564
Fax: (302) 292-8468
223 Lake Dr.
Newark, DE 19702