-- cannot be copied or reverse engineered -- are forensic and offer absolute authentication -- are "green," safe and affordableAPDN has recently been selected to launch its SigNature DNA Anti-Counterfeiting Program for the UK and EU as the sole security platform to spearhead a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract. About Crystal Crystal is an independent research firm that provides institutional-quality, fee-based research to small and mid-cap companies. Crystal's unique and novel product, the EIO®, is free of investment ratings, target prices, and forward-looking financial models. The EIO® presents a crystal clear, detailed report on a company (public or private) in a manner that is easily understood by the Wall Street financial community. The EIO® details a company's product/technology/service offerings, market size(s), key intellectual property, leadership, growth strategy, competition, risks, financial statements, key events, and other such fundamental information. Crystal has offices in New York City, Delray Beach, Montréal, and Toronto. Crystal has been compensated by the Company in cash of forty-two thousand five-hundred dollars and two-hundred thousand Warrants/Options for its services in creating this report, for updates, and for printing costs. About APDN APDN sells patented DNA security solutions to protect products, brands and intellectual property from counterfeiting and diversion. SigNature DNA is a botanical mark used to authenticate products in a unique manner that essentially cannot be copied. APDN also provides BioMaterial GenoTyping™ by detecting genomic DNA in natural materials to authenticate finished products. Both technologies protect brands and products in a wide range of industries and provide a forensic chain of evidence that can be used to prosecute perpetrators. To learn more, go to www.adnas.com where APDN routinely posts all press releases. The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe APDN's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various other factors detailed from time to time in APDN's SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 16, 2008 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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