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The Future of Micronucleus Testing
What will your students
be doing after graduation?
Working with a company like ours?
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The Future of Micronucleus Testing
Background of Litron
• Founded in 1976
• An early example of University/Small Business:
tech transfer
Robust genetic toxicology research leading to
MicroFlow® kit manufacturing
• Kits determine safety of new drugs and medical
devices: Is it causing DNA to be damaged
(precursor of cancer)?
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The Future of Micronucleus Testing
Kit Shipment History
Projected
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Kit Contents
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Where do we ship our kits?
24 States: New York , New Jersey, Washington,
California, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan,
Texas, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado,
Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, New Mexico, New
Hampshire, Kentucky, Kansas, West Virginia,
Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Minnesota
22 Countries: Japan, United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Canada, Sweden, Croatia, Belgium,
Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan,
Austria, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland,
Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Mexico, US, Spain
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Litron’s talented workforce
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Who uses these kits?
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Chemical
• Tobacco
• Government
• Academic
• Contract Research
Organizations (CROs)
• Epidemiologists
• Clinical Trials
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MicroFlow® Case Studies
• Chernobyl, Ukraine
• AZT: a treatment for HIV/AIDS
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Is there any travel at Litron?
In recent years, Litron’s scientists have traveled to:
Croatia
Little Rock
Baltimore
Japan
San Diego
Atlanta
Germany
Anchorage
Nashville
Belgium
Puerto Rico
New Orleans
United Kingdom
Salt Lake City
Pittsburgh
France
New Orleans
Cleveland
Greece
Research Triangle Park
Newark
Italy
Charlotte
Groton
Canada
San Francisco
Austin
Netherlands
District of Columbia
Seattle
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Phoenix
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The Future of Micronucleus Testing
Questions?
Please keep us in mind for your most talented
students for both summer internships as well as
positions after graduation.
Litron Laboratories
585-442-0930
[email protected]
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