Released on: February 26, 2008, 3:39 am

Press Release Author: Biotage

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Press Release Summary: Biotage, the leading supplier of tools and technology for
medical and analytical chemistry, announces the launch of the latest addition to its
EVOLUTE® family of sample preparation products. The EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm range has been
specifically designed for use in environmental, forensic and industrial applications
and provides a highly effective solution to the challenges of ion suppression and
matrix effects from dirty extracts. The EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm product series will be
showcased exclusively on booth #2934 at PITTCON 2008, from 1-7 March 2008.

Press Release Body: Biotage, the leading supplier of tools and technology for
medical and analytical chemistry, announces the launch of the latest addition to its
EVOLUTE® family of sample preparation products. The EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm range has been
specifically designed for use in environmental, forensic and industrial applications
and provides a highly effective solution to the challenges of ion suppression and
matrix effects from dirty extracts. The EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm product series will be
showcased exclusively on booth #2934 at PITTCON 2008, from 1-7 March 2008.

Biotage's new EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm range is ideally suited for trace enrichment
analysis of environmental contaminants in large-volume aqueous samples. With a
unique modified and water-wettable surface structure, EVOLUTE ABN promotes robust
and reliable sample preparation. A balanced combination of polar and non-polar
interactions enables efficient extraction of analytes of wide-ranging polarity.
Additionally, EVOLUTE ABN columns can be used in a variety of application areas
including food, agrochemical and industrial analysis.

Also on view at PITTCON will be the ISOLUTE® SLE+ Supported Liquid Extraction
Product, providing an easier-to-automate alternative to traditional liquid-liquid
extraction (LLE), eliminating all off-line steps and cutting sample preparation time
in half. Problems such as emulsion formulation and automated pipetting of liquid
layers are also avoided as the two phases do not come into direct contact. The
ISOLUTE SLE+ mechanism is extremely robust and can deliver higher analyte recoveries
and cleaner extracts than the equivalent LLE methods.

Jennifer Whedbee, Director Marketing Communications at Biotage, said: "Our new
EVOLUTE and ISOLUTE products minimize sample preparation problems providing clean
sample extracts while minimizing method development time and improving productivity.
We are excited to showcase the benefits of these new expanded product lines for the
first time at PITTCON 2008."

The Biotage V-10 Solvent Evaporator with new carousel and enhanced software will
also be demonstrated at PITTCON 2008. This revolutionary new system incorporates
patented three-way drying technology which improves evaporation speed of both
aqueous and organic solvents up to 20 times faster than conventional rotary and
centrifugal systems. Using a patented combination of high-speed vial rotation,
uniform warm-air heating and vacuum drying, this unique system provides rapid
evaporation of solvents with boiling points ranging from 30 to 206ºC.

For more information on the EVOLUTE ABN 50 µm, ISOLUTE SLE+ or the V-10 Solvent
Evaporator, please visit booth #2934. Alternatively please call 434-979-2319 (press
3), email product_info@biotage.com, or visit www.biotage.com

Web Site: http://www.biotage.com

Contact Details: For further press information please contact: Eleanor CallanMonk,
The Scott Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire CW4 8AA
Tel: +44 1477 539539 Fax: +44 1477 539540 e-mail: biotage@scottpr.com