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Sionex Corporation Opens New Facility

Company continues to expand as a major supplier of chemical and biological sensor systems in the threat detection markets.

BEDFORD, Mass., April 20, 2005 - Sionex Corporation, a high technology company focused on commercializing breakthrough chemical and biological sensor chips and systems based on its proprietary microDMx™ detection technology, today announced that it has moved to new, larger office and laboratory facilities, at 8-A Preston Court, Bedford, MA., 01730.

The move to the new 20,000 square feet facility was needed to accommodate the company's growing workforce and operations as it continues to expand and commercialize its microDMx sensor for chemical and biological detection.

"We are excited to have moved to our new facility which offers Sionex considerably more space for multi-use offices, laboratories and R&D space as we continue to meet our customers increasing demands for our sensor systems," said Wes Davis, Sionex's president and CEO. "Our customers are telling us that our technology enables them to offer products with orders of magnitude improved sensitivity and selectivity which they are marketing in the defense, homeland security and first responder markets worldwide."

Sionex's microDMx technology consists of a micro-fabricated chip that operates at atmospheric pressure and acts as a programmable chemical filter allowing specific chemical and biological compounds to be detected and identified.

Currently OEMs such as Varian Inc. (Nasdaq:VARI) and Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE:TMO) have incorporated Sionex's microDMx sensor systems into their end-user products for petrochemical and explosive trace detection applications.

Sionex also has microDMx evaluation units with a number of major OEM manufacturers and institutions who are looking at its potential use for process control, building security, chemical and biological threat detection as well as medical diagnostics and life science applications.

About Sionex Corporation
Sionex Corporation is a high technology company focused on commercializing breakthrough chemical and biological sensor chips and systems based on its proprietary microDMx™ detection technology. Sionex maintains its worldwide headquarters and laboratories in Bedford, Massachusetts, close to Boston with its commercial, technology and communications infrastructure. The Company is privately held and was founded in 2001 with patented technology exclusively licensed from The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. Additional information about Sionex Corporation is available at www.sionex.com or by calling (781) 457-5400 or fax to (781) 457-5399.

microDMx™ is a trademark of Sionex Corporation.

EDITORIAL CONTACTS:

Eric Kirleis, Sionex Corporation
(781) 457-5416
ekirleis@sionex.com

Agency Contact:
Doug Forsyth, Alchymia Communications for Sionex
(541) 482-8744
df@alchymiacomm.com

Forward-looking Statement
Some statements in this announcement constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Sionex Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this announcement will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of this information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.