Innovive Introduces Next-Generation Disposable Caging System

(Salt Lake City, UT, October 16, 2006) – Innovive, Inc., a technology development and manufacturing company, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Tokyo-based Oriental Giken Inc., a leading Japanese laboratory equipment company, to market the Innovive^® System in Japan.

The Innovive® System is the industry’s first fully-disposable, dual HEPA-filtered rodent caging system.

“We’re excited to be bringing Innovive’s pioneering product line to the Japanese research market,” said Susumu Hayashi, president of Oriental Giken. “Space constraints are always a big issue in Japan, so adopting a fully-disposable caging model makes perfect sense. The Innovive® System will make a big impact here.”

The Innovive® System eliminates the cage washing and sterilization functions of vivarium management, thus streamlining operations and freeing up personnel and resources. It can reduce the fully-loaded cost of vivarium operations by more than 40 percent, while doubling animal housing capacity.

The Innovive System has three major components: the Innocage^®; a single-use, fully-disposable cage for housing rodents; the Innorack^®, a lightweight dual HEPA-filtered cage rack that holds up to 168 Innocage® units and offers superior airflow and ergonomic features; and the Aquavive™ single-use irradiated recyclable 330ml water bottle.

"Oriental Giken's excellent reputation and long-standing connection to the Japanese research community make them an ideal partner for Innovive", said Dee Conger, president and CEO of Innovive. "Vivariums across Japan now have a tremendous opportunity to improve efficiency and lower costs by using the Innovive System."

About Oriental Giken, Inc.

Oriental Giken Inc. develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of laboratory equipment and furniture, and also consults on the design and maintenance of laboratory equipment. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Visit the English version of Oriental Giken Inc. site.

About Innovive, Inc.

Innovive, Inc. was founded in 2004 with the goal of radically transforming the economics and convenience of working with laboratory animals. Using advanced computer-aided design and manufacturing processes, Innovive creates novel animal caging systems to provide customers with superior quality, performance, and cost savings. Innovive's products are independently tested and validated to assure trouble-free operation, and the company's global manufacturing and distribution network provides advantageous pricing and rapid order fulfillment.