NanoLogix, Inc. (Pink
Sheets: NNLX) NanoLogix personnel will display the company's BNP(TM) rapid-detection
technology at booth 749 during the 109th Annual ASM Meeting to be held at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia May 17th - 21st. The ASM meeting
is the world's premier event for microbiology development. Representing NanoLogix
will be Dr. Sergey Gazenko and CEO Bret Barnhizer. Exhibition information can
be found at http://gm.asm.org/
NanoLogix recently received two patents. United States patent number 7,524,623
was granted for a "Method and device for rapid detection of microorganisms
by changing the shape of micro-colonies" and is the first patent granted
the company for BNC(TM) rapid-detection technology. Christopher Novak, NanoLogix
Director of Intellectual Property said, "The issuance of the first US patent
for the BioNanoChannel(TM) (BNC) this past week is a very significant development
for NanoLogix. This patent provides NanoLogix with substantial intellectual
property protection for their revolutionary rapid-detection technology. This
greatly strengthens NanoLogix's patent portfolio with additional patents anticipated
in the family of patent applications on file for this technology."
BNP(TM) and BNC(TM) are two distinct micro-biological rapid-detection technologies
developed by NanoLogix. The BNP is a sandwiched-membrane, Petri-based system,
that provides users the ability to view microorganism cultures up to four times
faster than possible with traditional Petri techniques. The BNC is also a unique
development in rapid detection. It utilizes disks the size of a quarter, each
containing over two-million channels, to trap microorganisms for identification
and culturing. Both BNP and BNC technologies offer the potential for reducing
time-to-detection by significant amounts when contrasted with current methods
in widespread use.
United States patent number 7,473,552 for the "Production of hydrogen
gas and isolation of hydrogen producing microorganisms using replenishing coated
substrates" was also recently received. The company adds this patent to
their existing archived hydrogen-related research portfolio.