Significant Capital Acquisitions for Triangle Analytical, Inc.

Cary, NC December 14, 2002— Triangle Analytical, Inc. announces significant capital equipment acquisitions, including vacuum leak detectors, turbo pumps and power supplies.

"It is essential that our service engineers are equipped with the best gear, both in the field and in the shop. This investment upgrades our current capability and provides redundancy for the inevitable equipment failure," Jerry Hatvany, President and founder said.

Triangle Analytical, Inc. is an aftermarket NMR service and support company. Triangle Analytical was founded in 2002 on the principal of offering quality, reliable, honest service and support to the rapidly expanding nuclear magnetic resonance community. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, Triangle Analytical, Inc. is conveniently located within a seven mile radius of the Research Triangle Park and Raleigh-Durham International airport, housing a new state of the art facility with the capabilities to refurbish, test, and install any spectrometer or magnet up to 600 MHz. Triangle Analytical has a combined 80 years of NMR service experience with engineers located in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey and Missouri.

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