8 Sep 2010 07:00

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8 September, 2010
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Bioquell PLC
£3.6m CBRN filtration contract award
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Bioquell PLC (LSE: BQE) - provider of specialist low temperature, residue-free bio-decontamination technologies to the healthcare, life sciences and defence sectors - announces that it has been awarded a £3.6m defence contract relating to the supply of CBRN filtration systems to an existing Middle Eastern customer. Substantially all of this contract is anticipated to be invoiced in 2011.
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Commenting on this contract award, Nick Adams, Group Chief Executive of Bioquell PLC, said:
"We are delighted to have won a significant CBRN filtration system contract from a long-standing overseas customer"
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Enquiries:
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Bioquell PLC 01264 835 900
Nick Adams Group Chief Executive
Mark Bodeker Chief Operating Officer / Finance Director
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Notes to editors:
§ Bioquell is a UK-headquartered, international technology company with two divisions:
o Bio-decon which sells specialist bio-decontamination products and services into the Healthcare, Life Sciences and Defence sectors, with most of its revenues generated from overseas customers; and
o TRaC which provides specialist Testing, Regulatory and Compliance services, which are largely governed by regulations, to UK corporates.
§ Bioquell's bio-decontamination technology is principally based around hydrogen peroxide vapour - which is highly efficacious at eradicating micro-organisms such as bacteria and viruses at room temperature - and is subsequently broken down using specialist catalysts to water vapour and oxygen at the end of the bio-decontamination process.
§ Bioquell's bio-decontamination technology:
o is used to eradicate "superbugs" from hospitals; independent scientific research has demonstrated that 'bioquelling' hospital equipment and facilities reduces the rates of hospital acquired infection;
o is used by bio-pharmaceutical, biotechnology and research institutions to provide sterile equipment and/or sterile working environments;
o has been selected by the United States Department of Defense for the JSSED programme to decontaminate sensitive equipment against biological and chemical warfare agents;
o is used in other sectors where bioburden can create significant problems including, for example, the food industry; and
o also comprises specialist filtration technology including peroxide catalysis and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear ("CBRN") filtration systems used principally in the defence sector.
§ Bioquell currently has overseas operations in the USA, France, Ireland and Singapore.
§ TRaC sells its specialist services to the product development departments of a broad range of companies, principally based in the UK, with a particular focus on aerospace, military and telecoms clients.
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