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                                                                                                                                    ADNAS to bring CertainT platform to Asia





                                                                                                                                   ADNAS has signed a non-binding MOU with the Sun   customer base currently manufacturing CertainT
                                                                                                                                   Chemical Supply in Taiwan. As per MOU, Sun       authenticated home textiles in China.
                                                                                                                                   Chemical Supply will serve as a distributor of the
            Datacolor partners with                           that brands spend less and less time on colour                       CertainT platform in the heart of Asia’s textiles   Sun Chemical Supply offers nine locations and 59
                                                                                                                                   industry. Sun Chemical Supply will provide deep
                                                                                                                                                                                    staff in Asia with highly-trained professionals in
                                                              development and matching. Through this
                                                                                                                                                                                    chemical analysis, innovative solutions, end-to-end
                                                                                                                                   industry knowledge, infrastructure and client base to
               CSI to precisely select                        partnership, we’re answering our customers’ call for                 expand Applied DNA’s reach to service its currently   manufacturing processes and equipment. It distrib-
                                                              a solution allowing them to easily and quickly select
                                                                                                                                   commercialized business and further build its
                                                                                                                                                                                    utes finishing treatments, chemicals and oils and
                                                              existing colours in their library or to choose a colour
                                                                                                                                                                                    equipment used in textiles manufacture that may act as
                                                                                                                                   pipeline.
                      and identify colour                     from our 3,700+ ColorWall during the colour palette                  The multi-dimensional, non-exclusive strategic   carriers for Applied DNA’s SigNature T molecular tags.
                                                              creation process. Thanks to the compact,
                                                              simple-to-use ColorReaderPRO, industry
                                                              professionals will dramatically speed up their                       alliance outlined in the MOU will also enable Sun   At the same time, Sun Chemical Supply’s Asia
                                                                                                                                                                                    customer base represents additional textiles verticals,
                                                                                                                                   Chemical Supply to provide value-added services,
                                                              seasonal colour palette development process.”                        such as marketing, product stocking and customiza-  whose profiles make them strong candidates for
                                                                                                                                   tion, in-field testing, deployment and training. The   adopting the CertainT authentication platform to
                                                              The company explains the implementation of CSI’s                     ability to provide these services locally is imperative   differentiate and protect brands and supply chains
                                                              branded version, which includes the ColorWall and                    to Applied DNA’s commercial and prospective      with manufacturing locations in Asia.
                                                              the ability to add a brand’s own colours on the
                                                              ColorReaderPRO offer time and cost savings to the
                                                              textiles industry by eliminating the need to manually
                                                              search and match textile colour samples with
                                                              swatches or colour codes.                                                      Myant introduces blood pressure
                                                              The solution is designed to allow brands to
                                                              accelerate palette creation, reduce the cost of colour                                     monitoring smart shirt
                                                              development and ensure colour quality and
                                                              evaluation throughout the supply chain using the
                                                              hand-held, Bluetooth-connected ColorReaderPRO                             Myant has announced the development of a cuffless
                                                              tool – helping keep these brands competitive in the                       blood pressure monitoring technology inside its
                                                              fast-paced fashion industry.                                              SKIIN Textile Computing Platform. It integrates
                                                                                                                                        sensor and actuator technology into the fabrics. The
                                                              Mr Dustin Bowersox, Textile Marketing Manager for                         company reports, “This includes the world's first
                                                              Datacolor said, “We are excited to debut this solution                    smart garment that delivers continuous, cuffless
                                                              with our long-time partners at CSI and offer the textile                  blood pressure monitoring in a comfortable and
             Datacolor and Color Solutions International CSI   industry yet another innovative colour management                        machine-washable polo shirt.”
             partnership will debut at the Premiere Vision show in   solution. With the simple push of a button, designers
             New York. Using Datacolor’s portable colour      can now match any colour to the closest CSI colour                        The SKIIN Smart Shirt is designed to eliminate the
             measurement device, ColorReaderPRO, fashion and   standard, or their existing custom colour library,                       hassle of regular blood pressure monitoring and add
             apparel brands can now precisely select and identify   effectively eliminating the need for manual colour                  automatic data tracking to share data and trends
             colour from multiple colour libraries.           look-up. Boasting industry-leading colour matching                        with clinicians.
                                                              accuracy, the ultra-portable ColorReaderPRO lets
             Mr Tim Williams, Marketing Manager, CSI said,    users capture and quickly share inspiration colours                       Myant in 2019, plans to release both its SKIIN Smart
             “Speed to market remains a driving influence upon   and associated palettes, while improving component                     Underwear for heart health detection (with ECG,
             the fashion and apparel industry, making it essential   matching with on-the-go colour pass/fail checks.”                  HRV, activity, sleep and temperature monitoring) and
                                                                                                                                        its SKIIN Smart Shirt with continuous blood pressure
                                                                                                                                        monitoring. Planned additions to the SKIIN platform
                                                                                                                                        include slip and fall detection, driver fatigue, ovula-
                                                                                                                                        tion and a suite of chemical sensing markers. The
                                                                                                                                        result is smart clothing that enables users to proac-
                                                                                                                                        tively manage their health, stay connected and lead
                                                                                                                                        longer and more comfortable lives.

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