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October 15, 2008
Sionex Introduces the microAnalyzer, Trace Chemical Detector System
BEDFORD, Mass., October 15, 2008 - Sionex Corporation, a leading producer of chemical sensors and sub-systems, today announced the introduction of the microAnalyzer™, an integrated system that can quickly detect, identify and measure extremely minute quantities of chemicals in air or vaporized liquids at the point of collection. The microAnalyzer is the first product to provide, in one, small, portable package, an (oven-less) gas chromatographic (GC) separation module and Sionex's patented microDMx™ sensor, dramatically improving selectivity in complex chemical environments. Sensitivity is typically in the range of parts per trillion, while the speed of the microDMx technology allows for processing times between 30 seconds and five minutes.

June 16, 2008
Sionex Differential Mobility Spectrometer Technology Selected in Competitive STTR Phase II Program.
BEDFORD, Mass., June 16, 2008 - VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC) subsidiary Ionfinity has been notified that its Phase II proposal entitled "Advanced Robotic Detection of Chemical Agents, Toxic Industrial Gases, and IEDs for Force Health Protection" submitted to the Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, has been competitively selected for negotiation and possible contract award. Phase II STTR projects are for two years and up to $750,000 in funding. Ionfinity expects to enter into contract negotiations with the Army shortly.

April 8, 2008
Sionex chosen to supply sensor systems to Draper Labs for TB biomarker detection
BEDFORD, Mass., April 8, 2008 - Sionex Corporation, a leading producer of commercialized chemical and biological sensors and sub-systems, today announced that it has been selected by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. as the supplier of trace-detection systems to put Draper's biomarker technology to use in detecting tuberculosis. Sionex's microAnalyzer(tm), based on the company's Differential Mobility Spectrometry (DMS) technology, will be used by Draper as a portable diagnostic and therapeutic device to detect tuberculosis (TB) or rapidly determine resistant TB using techniques such as trace volatile or breath analysis.