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2005 Exhibitors

The following companies will be represented in the exhibit area at the 2005 Annual Meeting:

American Association For Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 350
Frederick, MD 21704
Tel: 301-644-3204
Fax: 607-753-0216
Email:psmith@a2la.org
Web: www.a2la.org

A2LA is a private, non-profit membership organization, whose primary mission is to provide comprehensive accreditation for laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference materials producers. Assessments are conducted using international standards and specific requirements developed in cooperation with specifiers.

AniLytics, Inc.
200 Girard Street, Suite 200
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Tel: 301-921-0168
Fax: 301-977-0433

Ani Lytics, Inc. performs clinical chemistry and hematology testing exclusively in support of biomedical research. Methods development and validation are offered. All methods are specific and/or appropriate to the species tested. All work is in compliance with the Good Laboratory Practice Regulations.

Antech Diagnostics GLP
507 Airport Boulevard, Suite 113
Morrisville, NC 27560
Tel: 919-277-0822
Fax: 919-277-0825
Email: doug.neptun@antechmail.com
Web:www.antechglp.com

Antech Diagnostics GLP lab offers a full service GLP clinical pathology reference laboratory providing hematology, chemistry urinalysis, coagulation, hormone analysis and esoteric tests.

Aperio Technologies, Inc.
1430 Vantage Court, Suite 106
Vista, CA 92081
Tel: 760-539-1100
Fax: 760-539-1116
Email: info@aperio.com
Web: www.aperio.com

Aperio Technologies serves a global pathology market in clinical, research, and education. Our ScanScope® systems create superior digital slides and deliver integrated remote viewing, annotation and analysis. Applications include education, tissue microarrays, toxicology pathology, telepathology, image analysis and PACS.

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

16th Street & Alaska Avenue, NW
Bldg 54, Room G117
Washington, DC 20306
Tel: 202-782-2391
Email: afipemail@afiposd.mil
Web: www.afip.org/vetpath/index.html

The Registry of Veterinary Pathology was established in 1944 at the Armed Forces Institutes of Pathology. The Registry promotes the field of veterinary pathology through educational courses including Wednesday Slide Conference and Veterinary Systemic Pathology Online (VSPO). The Registry maintains and expands a collection of animal pathology specimens, and provides training material for veterinary pathologists and other professionals. Please visit the department’s web site to learn more: www.afip.org/vetpath/index.html

Aurora Systems, Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 3000
Plano, TX 75093
Tel: 972 -731-2669
Fax: 972-692-5221
Email: info@visualab.com
Web: www.visualab.com

Aurora Systems, Inc. specializes in LIMS for veterinary laboratories. VisuaLab is a full-features client/server database system, for maintaining patient information and tracking laboratory results.

Bacus Laboratories, Inc.
410 Eisenhower Lane N
Lombard, IL 60148
Tel: 630-424-9750
Fax: 630-424-9754
Email: georgia.havlovic@bacuslabs.com
Web: www.bacuslabs.com

Virtual microscopy products allowing for storing and remote viewing of high resolution images of microscope specimens utilizing the internet extensively with various servers and viewing software.

Bayer Health Care, Diagnostics Division
511 Benedict Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tel: 914-631-8000
Web: www.bayer.com

The ADVIA 2120 and ADVIA 120 Hematology Systems provide complete blood cell counts, leukocyte differential, and reticulocyte analysis. The analysis of nucleated cells is performed in two separate channels, peroxidase and baso/lobularity.

Biotrin International Ltd.
93 The Rise
Mount Merrion
Co. Dublin
Tel: 011-353-1-283-1166
Fax: 011-353-1-283-1232
Email: info@biotrin.ie
Web: www.biotrin.com

The Biotrin International SMART ASSAYS range of biomarkers have known origins, functions, and enable toxic or other effects to be localised to precise cell groups or tissues. They indicate renal or hepatic effects earlier and at a lower dose of test substance.

Blackwell Publishing
2121 State Avenue
Ames, IA 50014
Tel: 515-292-0140
Fax: 515-292-3348
Email: marketing@blackwellprofessional.com
Web: www.blackwellprofessional.com

Blackwell Publishing is the world’s largest independent and privately owned academic publishing company and a world leading Veterinary Medicine publisher of books and journals. Please stop by our booth to receive the ACVP/ASVCP Conference discount that is being offered.

Charles River Laboratories, Preclinical Services
251 Ballardvale Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
Tel: 978-658-6000
Fax: 978-988-9236
Email: debbie.curry@crl.com
Web: www.criver.com

Toxicologic pathology plays an integral role in product safety and efficacy testing. With over 70 pathologists within Charles River Laboratories Preclinical Services, we offer unmatched expertise with extensive resources dedicated to pathology-based support of our clients’ research and testing programs.

DakoCytomation
6392 Via Real
Carpenteria, CA 93013
Tel: 800-235-5743
Fax: 805-566-6688
Email: general@dakocytomation.com
Web: www.dakocytomation.us

DakoCytomation is a leading manufacturer of research and diagnostic solutions in the field of cancer. With a commitment to the life sciences and the goal of optimizing patient care, the company offers a diverse product line including reagents and instrumentation for anatomic and molecular pathology, pharmacodiagnostics and flow cytometry.

Diagnostic Chemicals Limited
16 McCarville Street
Charlottetown, PE C1E 2A6
CANADA
Tel: 902-566-1396
Fax: 902-892-0096
Email:sales@dclchem.com
Web: www.dclchem.com

Diagnostic Chemicals Limited’s chemistries include Bile Acids-L3K, Albumin-SL and Lipase. DCL, in conjunction with the Atlantic Veterinary College, provides the Veterinary Laboratory Association Quality Assurance Program.

DiaMed North America
6157 NW 167 Street #F-23
Miami lakes, Fl 33015
Tel: 303-558-4510
Fax: 303-558-4315
Email: diamed@bellsouth.com
Web: www.diamed.com

Blood typing for canines and felines.

DMetrix, Inc.
1141 W. Grant Road, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85705
Tel: 520-722-9510
Fax: 520-722-3244
Email:riojas@dmetrix.com
Web: www.dmetrix.com

DMetrix offers a fully automated virtual-slide scanning system. DMetrix’s award-winning scanner contains 80 high-resolution microscope objectives that reduce slide scanning time to below 60 seconds. DMetrix’s software, particularly its digital eyepiece(R) image viewer, allows rapid, productive interaction with microscope-slide images.

Drew Scientific
353 Christian Street
Oxford, CT 06478
Tel: 800-858-2324 Ext. 210
Fax: 203- 267-7412
Email:tammyk@drew-scientific.com
Web: www.drew-scientific.com

The HEMAVET(R) and PROCHEM-V(TM) series of veterinary hematology and chemistry analyzers are specifically designed to meet the needs of laboratories where true multispecies capability is required.

Electro Image, Inc.
9 Round Hill Road
Great Neck, NY 11020-1212
Tel: 516-773-4305
Fax: 516-773-2955
Email: misc@electroimage.com
Web: www.electroimage.com

Histology/pathology supplies and equipment. Digital microscopy cameras.

Faxitron X-Ray Corp.
225 Larkin Drive, Suite 1
Wheeling, IL 60090
Tel: 847-465-9729
Fax: 847-465-9740

The MX-20 Radiography System, capable of high geometric magnification or direct digital imaging, represents the latest evolution in imaging systems for studying experimental animals.

Gene Logic, Inc.
610 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Tel: 301-987-1700
Fax: 301-987-1701
Email: info@genelogic.com
Web: www.genelogic.com

Gene Logic is leading the transformation of pharmaceutical research and development with its extensive gene expression databases, pioneering efforts in toxicogenomics, sophisticated bioinformatics expertise, specialty nonclinical testing capabilities and cutting-edge technology program for drug repositioning.

HistoRx, Inc.
300 George Street, Suite 303
New Haven, CT 06511
Tel: 203-498-7500
Fax: 203-498-7501
Email: info@historx.com
Web: www.historx.com

HistoRx provides automated, high-throughput quantitative pathology services on a collaborative and contract basis to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic scientists. HistoRx’s AQUA(TM) technology precisely measures the expression of critical proteins and their location within user-defined subcompartments in tissue microarrays or whole tissue slices. HistoRx is simultaneously developing proprietary prognostic diagnostic reagents.

HistoTox Labs, Inc.
University of Colorado
MCDB 347 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Tel: 303-735-6707
Email: jbishop@histotoxlabs.com
Web: www.histotoxlabs.com

HistoTox Labs is a full service histology lab focusing on high-quality paraffin, bone and soft tissue sections for arthritis, inflammation and related diseases. Other offerings include help with method development, general histology and toxicology, and special staining techniques.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
One IDEXX Drive
Westbrook, ME 04092
Tel: 207-856-0379
Fax: 207-856-0379
Email:christina-peterson@idexx.com
Web: www.idexx.com

Veterinary diagnostics.

LABCAT
303 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Tel: 609-924-7272
Fax: 609-924-0875
Email: kupdike@labcat.com
Web: www.labcat.com

IPA has been developing best-in-class pre-clinical software solutions for 26 years. LABCAT® is comprehensive, reliable, and easy to use with your choice of Microsoft SQL Server® or Oracle® database enabling real-time collection and reporting for GLP and 21CFR part11 studies.

LifeSpan Biosciences, Inc.
2401 4th Avenue, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: 206-374-1103
Fax: 206-464-1723
Email: Andrew.elston@lsbio.com
Web: www.lsbio.com

LifeSpan Biosciences is a molecular pathology services company specializing in immunohistochemistry and automated pathology. LifeSpan's imaging system (ALIASTM ) automates H&E and IHC image capture and analysis processes. LifeSpan has extensive experience in development of custom automated image analysis applications in cancer detection and toxicologic pathology.

Nikon Instruments Inc.
1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: 800-62-NIKON
Fax: 631-547-8652
Web: www.nikonusa.com

Nikon will present the COOLSCOPE VS with Baucus Labs virtual slide software. Capturing, storing and sharing digital images along with creating virtual slides have never been easier and more economical. Nikon will also be featuring their new ergonomically designed Eclipse i-series microscopes with Digital Sight Camera.

Noah's Arkive
Dept. of Pathology, College of Vet Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Tel: 706-542-5832
Fax: 706-542-5828
Email: noah@vet.uga.edu
Web: www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/noah

Noah’s Arkive is an educational resource consisting of approximately 30,000 digital images depicting disease of animals from all over the world in a searchable database.

Olympus America, Inc.
Two Corporate Center Drive
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: 631-844-5000
Fax: 631 844-5692
Email: brian.scannell@olympus.com
Web: www.olympus.com

Olympus America provides innovative solutions that meet the high productivity demands of hospitals, reference laboratories and veterinary clinics worldwide. Olympus AU chemistry-immuno analyzers are designed to optimize laboratory workflow, featuring a 122-test menu with throughput ranging from 400 to 6600 tests per hour. Olympus will demonstrate the

AU640e chemistry-immuno analyzer that processes up to 1200 tests per hour.

Pathology Data Solutions Inc.
20 Jill Terrace
Succsunna, NJ 07876
Tel: 973-927-8886
Fax: 973-927-4761
Email: Info@PDS-America.com
Web:www.Pds-America.com

25 Years of “Promises Kept” PathData® ToxData® ReproData® Inquire about our subscription option that allows you to access our software with no large investment and pay as you go— in a fully hosted environment. This alternative to our traditional licensing frees up IT resources, simplifies validation, and moves the cost of the software access off-budget.

Pfizer Global Research & Development
50 Pequot Avenue, MS 6025-A2136
New London, CT 06320
Tel: 860-732-5244
Fax: 860-715-9217
Email: loretta.a.thompson@pfizer.com
Web: www.pfizer.com

Pfizer’s discovery and development division is one of the finest pharmaceutical research institutions in the world. Pfizer discovers and delivers medicines to enhance the health of people and animals. Our search for new treatments spans research projects across multiple therapeutics areas-more than any other company.

Polysciences, Inc.
400 Valley Road
Warrington, PA 18976
Tel: 215-343-6484
Fax: 215-343-0214
Email: info@polysciences.com
Web: www.polysciences.com

Polysciences manufactures a full-line of products for veterinary pathology. From fixatives, embedding media-paraffin, plastics, and tissue freezing media, to routine and special stains, we have the products you need. Ask about our custom and bulk packaging services.

Poly Scientific Research & Development Corp.
70 Cleveland Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Tel: 631-586-0400
Fax: 631-254-0618
Email: polyrnd@polyrnd.com
Web: www.polyrnd.com

Established in 1969 as one of the leading manufacturers of chemicals, stains, and reagents used in the histology and toxicology labs for in-vitro diagnostic testing. All products are made with the utmost superior raw materials. We will custom make any solution to your specifications.

Premier Laboratory
P.O. Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308
Tel: 303-735-5001
Fax: 303-735-3540
Email: info@premierlab.com
Web:www.premierlab.com

Premier Laboratory is a reliable, consistent partner that supplies histology and pharmacology needs for mission-critical research. We focus on process control and improvement to ensure the delivery of relevant, consistent, and reproducible histopathology and pharmacology data.

Randox Laboratories
4065 Oceanside Blvd. Suite Q
Oceanside, CA 92056
Tel: 866-472-6369
Fax: 866-726-3691
Email: randoxus@randox.com
Web:www.randox.com

Randox will introduce it's new range of bench top clinical analyzers- The Rx Series- Daytona (180 photometric tests/hr + ISE) and Imola (400 photometric tests/hr + ISE) which have a complete vet profile Incl: special chems: NEFA, Bile acids, GLDH, Lipase, Amylase, Fructosamine, D-3 Hydroxybutyrate, Copper, TDM's, species specific ranges and dedicated Q.C software.

Richard-Allan Scientific
4481 Campus Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-2590
Tel: 269-544-5600
Fax: 269-372-2674
Email: info@rallansci.com
Web: www.rallansci.com

Richard-Allan Scientific is proud to introduce “Simplicity Reinvented.” A new cryostat for all your cryotomy needs. Please stop by our booth to see our new addition along with all of our other Microm histology instruments. You will also see the assortment of consumables and reagents we have to support your varying histology needs.

Saunders- Mosby Publisher
P.O. Box 390
Humarock, MA 02047
Tel: 781-837-0797
Fax: 781-837-1437
Email: j.masley@elsevier.com

Please stop by our booth to see the newest vet books and journals!

Signet Laboratories
180 Rustcraft Road
Dedham, MA 02026
Tel: 800-223-0796
Fax: 781-461-2456
Email: info@signetlabs.com
Web: www.signetlabs.com

Antibodies, detection chemistries, elisa kits and R&D products.

Skeletech
22002 26th Avenue, SE, # 104
Bothell, WA 98021
Tel: 425-424-2663
Fax: 425-424-2600
Email: info@skeletech.com
Web: www.skeletech.com

Skeletech, a CRO, provides therapeutically focused preclinical services in bone and CNS biologies. Our wide range of scientific expertise enables us to offer the latest drug development tools and technologies to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Sysmex America, Inc.
One Nelson C White Pkwy
Mundelein, IL 60060
Tel: 847-996-4500
Fax: 847-996-4697
Email: communications@sysmex.com
Web: www.sysmex.com/usa

The Sysmex XT-V Series Hematology Analyzer offers CBC with 5-part differential and reticulocyte testing. Designed for the toxicology/animal research laboratory, the system's unique software allows manual gaiting of cell populations (cell profiling) for an unlimited number of species.

Thermo Electron Corp.
171 Industry Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Tel: 412-747-4046
Fax: 412-788-1097
Web: www.thermo.com

Leading the world in high-tech instruments, Thermo Electron Corporation helps life science, laboratory and industrial customers advance scientific knowledge, enable drug discovery, improve manufacturing processes, and protect people and environment with instruments, scientific equipment, and sample-in/knowledge-out solutions. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Electron has revenues of more than $2 billion, and employs approximately 11,000 people in 30 countries worldwide.

Trestle Corporation
199 Technology Drive Suite 105
Irvine , CA 92618
Tel: 949-673-1907
Fax: 949-673-1058
Email: sales@trestlecorp.com
Web:www.trestlecorp.com

MedMicroscopy allows users to view and navigate high fidelity microscope images remotely in real-time using existing hardware and standard Internet connections.

Triangle Biomedical Sciences
3014 Croasdaile Drive
Durham, NC 27705
Tel: 919-384-9393
Fax: 919-384-9595
Email: tbs@trianglebiomedical.com
Web:www.trianglebiomedical.com

Triangle Biomedical Sciences designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive line of innovative instrumentation, apparatus, and consumables for clinical and histology research laboratories.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
1910 E. Innovation Park Drive
Tucson, AZ 85737-1962
Tel: 520-229-3853
Fax: 520-229-4276
Email: glongoria@ventanamed.com
Web: www.ventanadiscovery.com

Ventana develops, manufactures and markets instrument/reagent systems that automate slide preparation and staining in clinical histology and drug discovery laboratories worldwide. Ventana's clinical systems are important tools used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Ventana's drug discovery systems are used to accelerate the discovery of new drug targets and evaluate the safety of new drug compounds.

Waste Reduction by Waste Reduction, Inc. (WR2)
2910-D Fortune Circle West
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Tel: 317-484-4200
Fax: 317-484-4201
Web: www.wr2.net

The WR2 Process converts animal, human, and microbial tissues into sterile, neutral, aqueous solution suitable for disposal to a sanitary sewer, or land application as a fertilizer. Sterilizes and digests in one operation; reduces waste volume and weight by up to 97% and completely destroys pathogens, including prions. WR2 Digesters are available in a variety of sizes from 5 kilogram to 3200 kilogram capacities.

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