2009

June 5, 2009

DNA Genotek Expands Product Portfolio with New Oragene®•ANIMAL DNA Collection Kit

DNA Genotek, the leading provider of products for biological sample collection, today announced that it has launched a new product that offers researchers and veterinarians an easy, painless and proven solution for collecting DNA saliva samples from animals.

The addition of the Oragene•ANIMAL kit expands the DNA Genotek product portfolio which includes the company's flagship Oragene•DNA product line for human DNA collection. The Oragene•ANIMAL product is primarily geared towards DNA collection from mid-sized animals such as canines.

All genetic research and testing starts with the collection of DNA samples. Genetic testing with animals is subject to approval by ethics review boards that serve as gatekeepers to oversee and evaluate all aspects of an institution's animal care and use program. Because traditional DNA sample collection methods, such as blood, are invasive, they require stringent ethics approval and processes that ultimately increase costs and decrease the number of samples collected.

Unlike those methods, Oragene•ANIMAL provides painless, non-invasive collection of DNA from saliva, thereby facilitating faster and easier approval from ethics review boards, while improving animal well-being. Oragene•ANIMAL also allows researchers to increase the number of DNA samples collected because collection can be done easily and reliably by a pet owner at home and sent back to the researcher or veterinarian by mail. This results in cost reduction and increased convenience as pet owners can avoid clinical visits for DNA testing.

Katherine Mitsouras, Ph. D., Western University Health Sciences praised the ease-of-use of the product: "I've been using the Oragene•ANIMAL kits for several weeks for my canine research and the collection of DNA from saliva has been easy for the researchers and painless for the animals. The Oragene•ANIMAL kits are amazing and I would use them over buccal swabs or blood anytime."

"In our focus to constantly improve DNA sample collection, it is vitally important to us that we create products that are easy to use and high quality," said Ian Curry, President and Chief Executive Officer, DNA Genotek, Inc. "The scientific research and veterinary communities fully understand the importance of animal well-being. Our Oragene•ANIMAL product is easy to use, painless, and provides high-quality and high-quantity DNA. To date, feedback from our customers has been excellent and the potential impact on the animal genetics market is exciting."

For more information on the Oragene•ANIMAL for DNA Collection Kit, please visit www.dnagenotek.com or email us at sales@dnagenotek.com

For more information about Katherine Mitsouras or her research, please visit http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/comp/faculty-kmitsouras.xml

About DNA Genotek:

DNA Genotek focuses on providing high-quality biological sample collection products. The company's lead product, the Oragene•DNA Self-Collection Kit, is the easiest way to collect and preserve large amounts of DNA from saliva. Oragene•DNA's reliability and ease-of-use have resulted in rapid adoption at top-tier health research institutions globally, including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, and Johns Hopkins. DNA Genotek markets its products worldwide and has established a global customer base in over 85 countries. For more information about DNA Genotek, visit www.dnagenotek.com

For information about this press release contact:

Shauna White
DNA Genotek
613-723-5757 ext. 307
shauna.white@dnagenotek.com

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