LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB:UNDT), 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, announced today that through its agreement with U.S. Department of Commerce's Commercial Service, it is promoting Company's handheld assays, used for detection of up to five bioterrorism agents. UNDT is to be listed as a Featured U.S. Exporter on Commercial Service's Qatar website.
UNDT's 5-agent Bioterrorism detection kits have been extensively used by first responders and private industry throughout the United States. Testing of the kits by the U.S. DOD as well as the United Kingdom military show that the kits demonstrate no cross-reactivity with near neighbor species and no false positives with commonly encountered "white powders". The kits are designed to test for anthrax, botulinum toxin, Ricin, plague (Y. Pestis) and SEB's in as little as 3 minutes.
"Qatar is one of the strongest economies among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and is an emerging power in the region. We are positioning ourselves to be a powerful supplier of counter terrorism products in Qatar," said Jacques Tizabi, UNDT's Chief Executive Officer.
To view UNDT's bioterrorism detection kits on the Commercial Service's website please go to: http://www.buyusa.gov/qatar/en/70.html?exp_cat=6010&exp_pid=116. 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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