DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

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"The kit puts the power of DNAPrint's forensics technology directly into the hands of local crime scene investigators," stated Zach Gaskin, DNAPrint's Technical Coordinator of Forensics. "It also is a valuable time- and cost- saving investigative tool because it reduces the number of false leads that detectives normally would have to chase. In addition, many forensics laboratories want to keep control of their crime scene samples in order to maintain a chain of custody for evidence in order to reduce challenges in court."

The kit is the first of its kind developed for the consumable test kit market and contains all of the reagents and protocols required for forensics laboratories around the world to perform their own ancestry analysis. Proprietary on-line software systems provided by DNAPrint(TM) are expected to enable investigators to interpret their results and relate them to the likely anthropometric (physical) features of a would-be suspect by referencing DNA samples to DNAPrint's proprietary ancestry databases.

The DNAWitness(TM) kit can be utilized on capillary electrophoresis (CE) instruments commonly found in forensic and university laboratories. Starting this week, the kit will be entering beta testing at select forensics laboratories. After the testing phase, which is expected to take three to four months, the Company intends to build an inventory of kits for its distributor network and its own sales force for sale to the forensics market. The Company's testing services are available for the screening of a large number of samples or individual samples, until and even after the kit is available; investigators, forensic scientists and medical examiners need not wait until the kit is available to access this powerful new technology.

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