Press Releases

(Bensenville, Illinois, USA; Osaka, Japan; September 2, 2003) As federal, state, local and institutional laboratory safety guidelines undergo more aggressive review and codification of in the wake of global terrorism threats, individual responsibility for safety of staff and control of stored or processed biologicals is becoming more commonly enforced at the bench level.

As a result, SANYO Biomedical has introduced comprehensive upgrades in laboratory equipment door, lid and locking hardware design to give SANYO customers and lab safety officers greater options in restricting access to ultra-low and cryogenic freezers, CO2 incubators, orbital shakers, refrigerators and other products used in biological research.

Enhanced security features that apply to SANYO Biomedical laboratory products include locking hardware in either standard or optional configurations.

Tighter security restrictions imposed by locking hardware allows laboratory safety officers and researchers to comply with a myriad of campus and institutional policies formulated to address plant, animal and human pathogens, recombinant DNA, human cell cultures, non-human derived products, cultured stocks and biotoxins typically processed or stored in SANYO Biomedical laboratory products.

For additional information on security provisions included on SANYO Biomedical laboratory products contact SANYO or your authorized SANYO Biomedical sales representative.

Information on emerging guidelines related to laboratory security is available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

This mark does not imply a relationship with, affiliation with, sponsorship of, or endorsement by DHS.gov, and is not interpreted to suggest this release has been authored by or represents the views or opinions of DHS.gov, and is not intended to promote any commercial product or service.

Contact: Matt Siebert, msiebert@sss.sanyo.com