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(New York, New York, USA, Spring 2001) The Aaron Diamond Aids Research Center, an affiliate of Rockefeller University in New York City, was established in 1991. Building on a growing reputation of “front line” research, ADARC has attracted dedicated and talented scientists.

Aaron Diamond’s research incorporates defining the mechanism by which HIV destroys the immune system. Their approach has been a “multidisciplinary” one including virology, immunology, molecular biology and clinical medicine trials.

In one of the trials, Dr. David Ho, director of research and CEO of ADARC, is using a new AIDS drug developed by Abbott Laboratories, in hopes of creating a therapy to slow the spread of the virus. Another research lab, Abbott Laboratories, has developed Kaletra.

Sanyo, through the efforts of the local New York representative, has sold two CO2 incubators (MCO-17AIC) and a -152°C freezer, MDF-1155ATN to ADARC. The facility manager, Daniel Staehs, has spoken to us and stated that the researchers were very impressed with the rapid CO2 recovery and the incubator’s reliable performance. He further stated that at no time were any critical HIV specimens lost due to inaccurate CO2 levels or temperature fluctuations. In fact, Mr. Staehs further stated that “the design of the Sanyo incubators is by far the most advanced and most maintenance-free that ADARC has ever used.” This is surely a welcome endorsement from such a prestigious institute.

Mr. Staehs went on to say that ADARC has had many ultra-low temperature freezers from other manufacturers and stated, “We find that the Sanyo freezer outperforms all others in operation and we have welcomed its advance design. We found this quite evident in the dramatic reduction of ‘heat load output.’ The design of the cooling chamber surpasses other freezer manufacturers. The Sanyo freezer holds temperature far better than any other freezer in the industry.”

The Aaron Diamond Institute Research Center will truly be a great reference for others in the field of research. The Sanyo name is becoming synonymous with quality and innovation.