Applied DNA Sciences Announces Third-Party Service for SigNature(R) DNA Authentication Marking of Electronics
November 29 2012 - 8:45AM
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Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), (Twitter: @APDN), a
provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product
authentication solutions, announced today the availability of a
third-party SigNature® DNA-marking service for electronics.
The service will provide a turn-key solution for ramping up
SigNature DNA marking at the highest levels of quality and
standards compliance. Electronics companies who opt to use the
service benefit from a fast-track route to compliance with the
requirement to use SigNature DNA marking issued by the Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA), as well as for delivery to commercial
buyers.
Said Dr. James A. Hayward, CEO and President of Applied DNA
Sciences, "We are listening to our customers and prospective
customers, who realize that a shorter time to market for this
service has great competitive benefits for them. We are aware that,
in the military sphere, important deadlines are approaching."
DLA, in a "Frequently Asked Questions for DNA Marking," issued
November 8, stated that it is "firmly committed to a robust
anti-counterfeiting program." In addition, DLA Vice-Admiral Mark
Harnichek has stated that DNA marking is one of "four big things"
that DLA is doing currently to mitigate counterfeit risk.
The new APDN service offers secure off-site implementation of
SigNature DNA marking for companies who have met the qualification
requirements for participation in the program. The third-party DNA
marking service packages creation of a unique SigNature DNA mark
with a quick-startup marking program at ADNAS facilities or at
those of a licensee. SMT Corporation, based in Sandy Hook, CT is
prepared to fulfill SigNature DNA marking orders immediately.
The DLA mandate for use of SigNature DNA was announced on August
7 in a clause in Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD)
52.211-9074, and was expanded on November 7 with a provision at
DLAD 52.211-9008. This mandate specifically requires SigNature DNA
marking for procurements of items falling within Federal Supply
Class 5962, Electronic Microcircuits.
While the DLA mandate applies only to procurements made by DLA,
APDN's third-party marking service is designed to accommodate all
government and commercial enterprises that are interested in the
legal, health and safety, and brand protection benefits of the
authentication platform. The company pointed out that SigNature DNA
has been used and tested on a wide variety of products.
This year, new laws and regulations have cast a new national
spotlight on anti-counterfeiting technologies like SigNature DNA. A
well-known example is in the anti-counterfeiting language in
Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2012 (Section 818). A major deadline for Section 818, which
imposes strict requirements for control of counterfeits, is due to
be reached soon.
About Applied DNA Sciences
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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