Toray Industries, Inc. Donates 3D-Gene(TM) Competition Award 2009 to Encourage Scientists Using DNA Microarray

TOKYO--(Business Wire)--
Toray Industries, Inc. (TOKYO:3402) of Japan announces a competition award for
groundbreaking research that uses DNA microarray analysis.

Toray's "3D-Gene Competition Award" is donated to encourage further progress and
achievements of scientists using DNA microarray technology in research leading
to publishing papers of superior quality about analyses using DNA microarray.

3D-Gene is a super-sensitive microarray. Toray has succeeded in development of a
DNA microarray substrate with high sensitivity (100 times that of existing DNA
microarray substrate), high reproducibility/quantification and high speed (10
times the existing substrates) based on its unique technologies such as an
agitation method during hybridization using microbeads and a substrate with
special configuration and gene spotting technology using nano-level control of
molecules.

We seek applicants who are researchers with research plans in which gene
expression analyses play an important part. Applicants of any age and
affiliation are welcome. The proposed research must make full use of gene
expression analysis which 3D-Gene could support.

The award winners will get DNA microarray analyses with 3D-Gene matched to each
winner's research plan and a research grant of $2,000 specially for the sample
preparation. The award winner will send their samples to Toray for the analysis.
The whole microarray analysis will be done by Toray in Japan (basic data
analysis is included).

Applications for this award will be accepted until December 10, 2009.

For details: http://www.3d-gene.com/en/demo/index.html

About DNA Microarray

Genes are the blueprints of life. A human being is estimated to have 25,000
types of genes. DNA Microarray is a tool that studies the state of these large
numbers of genes simultaneously to allow for examining or predicting of the
body's mechanisms and a source and condition of illness. Toray is significantly
contributing to the actualization of tailor-made medical treatments by shedding
light on the new life phenomenon as well as making it possible to gain more gene
information from the least amount of samples through the production of the DNA
Microarray for research purposes.

About Toray Industries, Inc.

Toray Group is an integrated chemical industry group developing its business in
21 countries and regions worldwide. Toray Group fuses nanotechnology into its
operations, using organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and
biochemistry as its core technologies. In addition to the Foundation Businesses
of fibers & textiles and plastics & chemicals, Toray likewise promotes the
global development of IT-related products, carbon fiber composite materials,
pharmaceuticals and medical products, environment & engineering including water
treatment and progress in other pivotal business fields.

Toray Industries, Inc.
Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Division
BIO Business Planning Dept.
Masahiko Tokuda, +81-3-3245-5531
BIO@nts.toray.co.jp

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