Applied DNA Sciences, Textile Centre of Excellence Unveil Textiles Anti-Counterfeiting Platform
September 17 2012 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
The Textile Center of Excellence at Huddersfield, United Kingdom
(TCOE), and Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN) (Twitter:
@APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and
product authentication solutions, announced today the roll out of a
new platform for protecting textile brands, under the SigNature®
DNA brand. The services, which the two organizations call
"revolutionary," aim to protect textiles from a wave of
counterfeiting which has struck the industry.
The platform includes applications which protect a wide range of
textile, apparel and accessory products, including impregnation and
authentication of DNA-marked:
- wool yarns
- polyester thread
- cashmere yarns
- fabric selvedge
- woven and non-woven labels
The platform will be unveiled at the world-famous Première
Vision Pluriel, opening at Paris Nord Villepinte Parc d'Expositions
(exhibition center) at Booth #5C18, from September 19-21, 2012. At
the show, APDN and TCOE will feature demonstrations, samples, and
technical experts, all showing the "unique, uncopyable, and
uncompromising" abilities of the technology in protecting brands
from counterfeiting.
In a joint statement, the two organizations said that their
technology "offers our industry a unique and powerful means to mark
and authenticate original items marked with DNA."
The two organizations described SigNature DNA as "a leading
anti-counterfeiting technology that can be incorporated at any
point in the textile supply chain as a means to link a genuine
product to its original source of manufacture." Botanical SigNature
DNA markers are authenticated in a laboratory and help to provide
forensic evidence that can be used in a court of law.
The Textile Centre of Excellence has partnered with some of the
most prestigious mills in the United Kingdom, including Bower
Roebuck, Dormeuil, Holland and Sherry, Taylor and Lodge, and John
Foster. Collectively, these fabric designers and weavers supply
fabric to many of the most famous designer lines of Europe and
America. Its botanical SigNature DNA-based technology protects
historic and high-value Yorkshire Wool. APDN has separately
partnered with Supima, a promotional organization of American
growers of American Pima cotton.
Bill Macbeth, Managing Director of the Textile Centre of
Excellence, commented: "SigNature DNA technology offers textile and
clothing manufacturers a fool-proof and affordable solution to the
growing menace of product counterfeiting. We are ready and willing
to help brand owners and manufacturers to boost their brand values
and revenues by incorporating this unique protection into their
products."
Said Dr. James A Hayward, President and CEO, Applied DNA
Sciences: "We believe that the Textile Centre's new platform is a
powerful demonstration of the versatility and effectiveness of our
SigNature DNA product. We urge visitors to Premiere Vision to visit
the TCOE booth and see for themselves how DNA marking and
authentication can add great value to their product lines."
About The Textile Centre of Excellence, and the
Huddersfield and District Textile Training Company
The Huddersfield and District Textile Training Company was
established in 1976 to unite the local textile industry in a shared
approach to professional, equitable and high-quality training. In
1999 the company established the Textile Centre of Excellence, a £
2 million development located in Leeds Road Huddersfield, providing
a wide range of 'state of the art' textile and clothing research
and development, training and production facilities including:
- a technical workshop
- a research and product-testing laboratory
- a fully equipped clothing studio
- the world's first 3D weaving machine
- ground breaking laser/plasma processing technology
- award winning multi-media meeting and conferencing
facilities
The Centre has over 70 member companies. To learn more go to
www.textile-training.com
About APDN
APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and
authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and
intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from
theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA and
smartDNA, our principal anti-counterfeiting and product
authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide
a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute
perpetrators.
The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature.
Forward-looking statements describe 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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