Applied DNA Sciences CEO James Hayward to Testify at NY State Senate Hearing on Strategies to Ensure Academic Testing Security
January 24 2012 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
Dr. James A. Hayward, President and CEO of Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), has been invited by the Chairman of the New
York Senate Higher Education Committee to speak about APDN's
digitalDNA™ technology to help block cheating on standardized tests
such as the SAT college entrance exam. The Chairman, State Senator
Kenneth LaValle, has been pressing for a solution since dozens of
individuals were arrested on Long Island last November for paying
others to take the tests for them.
At least four test-takers have been accused of accepting cash
payments of $500 to $3,600 to take the test for students, largely
from Long Island's North Shore schools.
In his testimony, Dr. Hayward will detail how APDN's digitalDNA
can aid in preventing a reoccurrence of the cheating scandal.
In a TV interview with CBS News on January 23, Dr. Hayward
demonstrated the technology he called "a novel system that is
absolutely unbreakable for students taking the SAT exams."
(A video clip of the interview may be found here, the CBS news
story here).
The digitalDNA system creates a counterfeit-proof, secure ID
card. The card is embedded with infinitesimal molecules of plant
DNA segments that authenticate a student's identity in a way that
is absolutely uncopyable. The anti-counterfeiting technology also
features a scannable printed code, which visually represents the
same identity information. Embedded within the iconic code, and in
covert locations on the card, is the physical code of digitalDNA. A
scan, using a Smartphone or other mobile device, may be done
instantly for exam-screening purposes, or at any other point. If
deemed necessary, a second level of screening is available: the
plant DNA on the card may be swabbed and forensically evaluated; a
system well-recognized by courts globally.
All information is sent wirelessly to, and stored in, an
ultra-secure internet database in "a private cloud." Applied DNA
Sciences is closely affiliated with Stony Brook University's Center
of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technology.
In his planned testimony, Dr. Hayward comments:
"Botanical DNA markers transform SAT identification cards into
robust evidentiary tools that can assist in criminal prosecution
efforts. The challenge is to ensure that actual, eligible,
registered participants complete their exams. The goal is
preserving exam integrity and maintaining a level playing field for
all participants, and the solution is enhanced preregistration in
tandem with identity verification before and after exams. We are
confident that digitalDNA can assist in achieving the goal of an
effective, easy-to-use and affordable system for preventing testing
fraud."
Applied DNA Sciences is well-known throughout Europe and the
U.S. for using botanical DNA to create very high security
anti-counterfeiting systems. Such a system, now being piloted by an
agency of the Department of Defense, identifies counterfeit
microchips before they make their way into the U.S. military supply
chain. Product authentication using botanical DNA has proved to be
virtually uncopyable and resistant to the most highly stressed
environment -- a must for the military.
APDN has installed its products in Europe and the U.S.,
protecting banks and ATMs (U.S.), jewelry stores (Sweden), and
cash-in-transit strong boxes (UK). Its Signature DNA
cash-protection system has won two top policing prizes in the
United Kingdom over the past two years for successful work with
police in helping secure convictions of cash thieves.
The State Senate hearing on SAT cheating is scheduled for
January 24th, between the hours of 12:00PM and 3:00PM Eastern Time
in the Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room A in Albany, New
York. This event will also be streamed live on the NY Senate,
Committee on Higher Education webpage found at:
http://www.nysenate.gov/committee/higher-education
About Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. sells patent-protected DNA security
solutions to protect products, brands and intellectual property
from counterfeiting and diversion. SigNature DNA is a botanical
mark used to authenticate products in a unique manner that
essentially cannot be copied, and provide a forensic chain of
evidence that can be used to prosecute perpetrators. To learn more,
go to www.adnas.com where APDN routinely posts all press
releases.
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APDN's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and
are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected due to our
short operating history, limited financial resources, limited
market acceptance, market competition and various other factors
detailed from time to time in APDN's SEC reports and filings,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 8, 2011
and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to
reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date
hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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