DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accelr8 Technology Corporation (NYSE Amex: AXK) announced that the company agreed to extend its letter of intent with its industry collaborator, based on prepaid R&D expenses, for one month to July 31, 2011. The collaborator stated the companies’ joint intent to complete evaluation of Accelr8’s data and agree on business terms for a formal business relationship and definitive Business Agreement by July 31, 2011.
According to David Howson, Accelr8’s president, “In the last six months, we’ve worked successfully with outside engineering specialists to install fluid robotics and high-speed microscopy. We’ve tested hundreds of patient specimens and keep increasing our capacity. The higher capacity of the system has generated substantial research data including the human specimen analyses. This data volume necessitates the extension.”
About Accelr8
Accelr8 Technology Corporation (www.accelr8.com) is a developer of innovative materials and instrumentation for advanced applications in medical instrumentation, basic research, drug discovery, and bio-detection. Accelr8 is developing a rapid analytical platform for infectious pathogens, the BACcel™ system, based on its innovative surface coatings, assay processing, and detection technologies. In addition, Accelr8 licenses certain of its proprietary technology for use in applications outside of Accelr8’s own products.
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