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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Implantable $CHIP & RFID sensor would alert users if they have H1N1

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Press Releases
September 21 2009

VeriChip Corporation Granted Exclusive License to Patents Used in Virus Triage Detection System for H1N1 Virus

Virus triage detection system being developed in conjunction with partner, RECEPTORS, will help process patient samples
DELRAY BEACH, FL and CHASKA, MN – September 21, 2009 -- VeriChip Corporation (“VeriChip”) (NASDAQ: CHIP) and its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, a technology company whose AFFINITY by DESIGN™ chemistry platform can be applied to the development of selective binding products, announced today that VeriChip has been granted an exclusive license to RECEPTORS' Patent No. 7,504,364 titled “Methods of Making Arrays and Artificial Receptors” and Patent No. 7,469,076 “Sensors Employing Combinatorial Artificial Receptors,” in their application to the development of the virus triage detection system for the H1N1 virus. The patents can also be applied to detection systems for other viruses and biological threats such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Last week, VeriChip announced its plans to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS to develop the virus triage detection system for the H1N1 virus. The companies have published a white paper entitled, "An Integrated Sensor System for the Detection of Bio-Threats from Pandemics to Emerging Diseases to Bioterrorism," which outlines the system's development and is available at http://www.verichipcorp.com/.

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