SOMARK will attend ToxExpo March 8-10 in Salt Lake City 3.5.10
SAN DIEGO, CA., March 4, 2010 - SOMARK Innovations, Inc. will attend the ToxExpo at the Society for Toxicology Annual Meeting, March 8-10, 2010 in Salt Lake City.
SOMARK will have a demo unit of their Labstamp, a machine that applies automated tail tattoos for mouse identification. SOMARK will also be accepting pre-orders for the machine, which is scheduled for commercial release in late 2010.
“Labstamp will reduce the labor cost and error rates associated with mouse identification,” said Mark C. Pydynowski, SOMARK President. “We believe our Labstamp will provide the research community with a better alternative to ear tags, ear punches/notches or hand tattoos for study animals.”
The process is simple. A user restrains the mouse in a restraint cartridge, adds a disposable ink slide, applies tail oil, slides the restraint cartridge into the applicator machine, enters the ID and presses start. The automated process creates an alpha-numeric ID that is legible and permanent in 30 seconds.
“It takes 10 minutes of training to learn to use the Labstamp and the machine essentially eliminates user error and human variability,” said Pydynowski. “The Labstamp was designed to be simple for users and safe for mice.”
SOMARK Innovations will be at booth 2238 with a demonstration unit and video of the machine in a laboratory setting. Reservation forms and current pricing will be available at the booth and at www.somarkinnovations.com.