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Sionex Receives Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan

Bedford Ma, April 21, 2010 - Sionex Corporation is very pleased to announce that Frost and Sullivan have awarded the Sionex microAnalzyer with the North American Spectroscopy New Product Innovation Award for 2010.

The microAnalzyer is a trace chemical detector that employs Differential Mobility Spectroscopy (DMS) as its core technology. The microAnalyzer is an extremely sensitive trace chemical detector with detection down to sub parts per trillion and it is about 4 or 5 orders of magnitude more sensitive than the existing solutions. Sionex’s microAnalyzer, a vapor analyzer comprises an ambient air sampling system, pre-concentrator, gas chromatographic separation module and the microDMx detection system. The integrated sensing platform offers the users a laboratory grade detection which outperforms the expensive floor mounted units.

Improved selectivity and specificity; reduction in false alarms; small physical size; are some of the key attributes of Sionex’s microDMx technology over conventional ion mobility systems. Sionex’s microAnalyzer could be programmed for a specific set of chemical compounds based on the customer’s requirements and it can function in extremely complex chemical environments, where the background matrix may be comprised of interferants and moisture.

The microAnalyzer is suitable for homeland security applications for detecting explosives, and chemical warfare agents. Other key applications include military, process control (industrial applications), environmental monitoring (monitoring air and water), and medical diagnostics.

In the medical arena, which also appears to be one of the most interesting applications of microAnalyzer, the technology is investigated for detecting biomarkers or chemicals from exhaled human breath to diagnose different diseases. The microAnalyzer is useful in determining BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylene, and xylene) and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water which will protect humans from consumption of hazardous compounds. Sionex’s microAnalyzer has been installed at the International Space Station (ISS) for monitoring cabin air (to protect astronauts from VOC (volatile organic compounds)), and the unit is operated remotely with control at NASA. The microAnalyzer also finds application in semiconductor fabs which would need reliable instruments for trace analysis of VOCs. The microAnalyzer is available in different configurations and it can be programmed to suit the desired application.

For more information, please feel free to contact:

Tim Lefebvre, VP Sales and Marketing
Sionex Corporation
8a Preston Court
Bedford, MA, 01730
Phone: (781) 457-5416
Email: tlefebvre@sionex.com

ABOUT SIONEX CORPORATION

Sionex Corporation provides breakthrough trace chemical sensor chips, subsystems and complete systems based on its proprietary microDMx detection technology. Sionex maintains its worldwide headquarters and laboratories in Bedford, Massachusetts. The Company is privately held and was founded in 2001. Additional information about Sionex Corporation is available at www.sionex.com

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Mark Metzger
Metzger Communications
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Company contact:

Tim Lefebvre
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Sionex Corp.
+1-781-457-5416
tlefebvre@sionex.com