INTELLIGENT ION SIGNS JAPANESE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Intelligent Ion, a developer of miniaturized mass spectrometers, announces the signature of an agreement with AS ONE Corporation of Osaka, Japan, for the distribution of its miniature GC-MS products in Japanese markets.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 25, 2003. Intelligent Ion, a developer of miniaturized mass spectrometers, announces the signature of an agreement with AS ONE Corporation of Osaka, Japan, for the distribution of its miniature GC-MS products in Japanese markets. "AS ONE and its partner firms in Japan offer broad market opportunities for Intelligent Ion's revolutionary GC-MS product," stated Intelligent Ion CEO, Mark Dassel. He continues, We have always believed that our products address significant customer demands. We are very pleased to see this confirmed by strong interest in our products from companies and individuals who understand the market for our products." The agreement involved an undisclosed development fee to produce an instrument for Japanese markets.

Intelligent Ion is developing miniature mass spectrometers using patented technologies from the University of Washington and Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It is bringing to market a line of products that have immediate, high-value applications in the life sciences, laboratory analytics, process control and environmental industries.