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Nanogen Wins CDC Contract to Develop Avian Flu Diagnostic

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 4, 2006) – Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN), developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today it has been awarded a $4.5 million contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a unique multi-analyte Point-Of-Care (POC) diagnostic assay for Influenza in support of the US Government’s efforts to strengthen its readiness for a potential influenza pandemic.
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Forms $200 Million
Pandemic and Bio Defense Fund

MENLO PARK, CA., February 16, 2006 – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) – a leader in providing relationship and venture capital SM services to entrepreneurs – announced the formation of a new fund, the KPCB Pandemic and Bio Defense Fund.
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Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus.

Advancing New Technologies Against a Global Threat - Innovation in influenza vaccine development.

News and Events

HX Diagnostics specializes in seasonal and emerging infectious diseases. HX is developing a rapid point-of-care influenza diagnostic product that may significantly improve sensitivity over existing tests. The assay under development is designed to simultaneously detect Type A, B, subtypes H1N1/ H3N2, and H5N1.

Planned Events for 2008

Bangkok International Conference on Avian Influenza
23-25 January 2008 (Bangkok, Thailand)

International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections
28 February - 2 March 2008 (Singapore)

Oak Ridge (AACC) - New Technologies for Diagnostics
17-18 April 2008 (San Jose, CA)

2008 Clinical Virology Symposium
27-30 April 2008 (Daytona, FL)

AACC - 2008 Annual Meeting
27-31 July 2008 (Washington DC)

Third European Influenza Conference
14-17 September 2008 (Villanova, Portugal)

AACC / CPOCT: Critical & Point of Care Testing
18-20 September 2008 (Barcelona, Spain)

Upcoming Events

2008 AACC Annual Meeting

In 2008, AACC will host its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Join thousands of your peers as they meet for the first time since 1991 in Washington, DC – July 27-31 – for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s 2008 Annual Meeting. More here.

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP)

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) is hosting their 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibits October 30 -November 2, 2008 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Centerl in Grapevine, TX. Abstract Submission site opens March 31. Abstract Deadline is June 2. Registration opens April 1.
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