Rich May: News
October 2008
Rich May Client Hamilton Thorne is Granted Exclusive Rights to Intelligent Monitoring System for Regenerative Medicine and Transgenic Research Markets
Hamilton Thorne, Inc. has finalized an OEM partnership agreement with KD Secure, Inc., which gives it exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute the intelligent monitoring technology developed by KD Secure within the fields of regenerative medicine and transgenic research. To be marketed under the trade name HAWK-i™, the intelligent monitoring system provides researchers with a Control and Command Center to oversee all aspects of the laboratory, including the ability to remotely check experiments or facility security from the included iPhone® or any web-enabled device. In addition, automatic alerts are sent when specific conditions are identified so staff may intervene as needed to maintain the integrity of the experiment or ensure laboratory and animal security.
“We look forward to working with Hamilton Thorne in these new, exciting fields and applications,” says Rick Kearney, co-founder of KD Secure and CEO and President of Mainline Information Systems. “With KD Secure’s expertise in software development, Hamilton Thorne’s knowledge of the marketplace and our proficiency in enterprise installations, customized installations can be developed to meet the needs of any laboratory.”
Meg Spencer, CEO of Hamilton Thorne, is also enthusiastic about the system’s possibilities in the regenerative medicine laboratory. She states, “The ability to view remotely the status of tissue engineering growths and stem cell cultures and to be proactively alerted to unwanted cellular changes gives researchers unprecedented control over experimental outcomes. With the HAWK-i™, researchers now have a ‘safety net’ that can catch early-stage changes in cells and allow preventive measures to be taken immediately.”
Professor John Donovan, co-founder of KD Secure, adds, “This patented technology has been developed over many years and we are most pleased that it is successfully being applied in this area which will lead to saving people’s lives and enhancing quality of life.”
About Hamilton Thorne, Inc.
Formed in 2002, Hamilton Thorne is a venture-backed company, headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. The company employs an engineering, research, production and professional staff of thirty and has access to world-class scientists through its Scientific Advisory Board. In May 2008, the Company spun off its molecular diagnostics unit as Thorne Diagnostics. For more information, visit www.hamiltonthorne.com.
About KD Secure, Inc.
Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, KD Secure (www.kdsecure.com) has developed an array of products which enhance an organization’s safety, security, productivity and profitability in a variety of different markets. Through the use of KD Secure’s patented core technology, data from a plethora of sources is collected and analyzed, and alerts sent to the appropriate people to warn of potentially dangerous or unwanted situations.
About Rich May
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