Rich May: News
October 2008
Rich May Client Hamilton Thorne is Granted Exclusive Rights to
Intelligent Monitoring System for Regenerative Medicine and Transgenic
Research Markets
Hamilton Thorne, Inc. has finalized an OEM partnership agreement with
KD Secure, Inc., which gives it exclusive rights to manufacture, market
and distribute the intelligent monitoring technology developed by KD
Secure within the fields of regenerative medicine and transgenic
research. To be marketed under the trade name HAWK-i™, the intelligent
monitoring system provides researchers with a Control and Command
Center to oversee all aspects of the laboratory, including the ability
to remotely check experiments or facility security from the included
iPhone® or any web-enabled device. In addition, automatic alerts are
sent when specific conditions are identified so staff may intervene as
needed to maintain the integrity of the experiment or ensure laboratory
and animal security.
“We look forward to working with Hamilton Thorne in these new, exciting
fields and applications,” says Rick Kearney, co-founder of KD Secure
and CEO and President of Mainline Information Systems. “With KD
Secure’s expertise in software development, Hamilton Thorne’s knowledge
of the marketplace and our proficiency in enterprise installations,
customized installations can be developed to meet the needs of any
laboratory.”
Meg Spencer, CEO of Hamilton Thorne, is also enthusiastic about the
system’s possibilities in the regenerative medicine laboratory. She
states, “The ability to view remotely the status of tissue engineering
growths and stem cell cultures and to be proactively alerted to
unwanted cellular changes gives researchers unprecedented control over
experimental outcomes. With the HAWK-i™, researchers now have a ‘safety
net’ that can catch early-stage changes in cells and allow preventive
measures to be taken immediately.”
Professor John Donovan, co-founder of KD Secure, adds, “This patented
technology has been developed over many years and we are most pleased
that it is successfully being applied in this area which will lead to
saving people’s lives and enhancing quality of life.”
About Hamilton Thorne, Inc.
Formed in 2002, Hamilton Thorne is a venture-backed company,
headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. The company employs an
engineering, research, production and professional staff of thirty and
has access to world-class scientists through its Scientific Advisory
Board. In May 2008, the Company spun off its molecular diagnostics unit
as Thorne Diagnostics. For more information, visit www.hamiltonthorne.com.
About KD Secure, Inc.
Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, KD Secure (www.kdsecure.com)
has developed an array of products which enhance an organization’s
safety, security, productivity and profitability in a variety of
different markets. Through the use of KD Secure’s patented core
technology, data from a plethora of sources is collected and analyzed,
and alerts sent to the appropriate people to warn of potentially
dangerous or unwanted situations.
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