Research Triangle Park, N.C. - June 7, 2006 -Centice Corporation, a pioneer in next generation sensor technology, today announced the hiring of Ralph Greco as vice president of manufacturing. In his new position, Greco will be responsible for manufacturing the company’s sensor products as well as managing safety, quality, procurement and vendor outsourcing in conjunction with manufacturing activities.

Greco brings more than 40 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering and operations to Centice having held leadership roles in production, quality, facilities and business process improvements. Prior to joining Centice, Greco was at ModusLink, a global provider of supply chain management services. As Director of Operations, he was responsible for all supply chain operations including project management, manufacturing assembly, process engineering, quality assurance, fulfillment, distribution and facilities management.

“Ralph brings vast experience in manufacturing and operations and we’re pleased to have him as part of our team,” said Mike Sullivan, interim CEO of Centice.

Before ModusLink, Greco was with IBM, US Assemblies, and Ambra Computer Corporation in a variety of manufacturing, engineering and product management roles. Throughout his career, Greco has managed various manufacturing, quality, education, and product administration departments including ten years in manufacturing engineering. He also was responsible for assembly outsourcing of personal computer systems, coordinating product engineering and contract manufacturing projects, as well as management of customer service organizations.

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to join Centice at such an exciting time in the company's development," said Ralph Greco. “The company has made excellent progress over the past year and I look forward to working with Centice’s team to help drive the company to its full potential.”

About Centice
Centice, founded in 2004, designs and manufactures computational sensors which enable a new generation of high sensitivity molecular analyzers. Centice is the exclusive licensee of the Multimodal Multiplex Spectroscopy^TM (MMS) technology originally developed at Duke University under NIH and DARPA grants. Centice leverages this technology with its expertise in instrument design to produce a portfolio of high sensitivity optical sensing modules for the analytical, life sciences, medical and pharmaceutical industries. The company has received venture capital investments from The Aurora Funds, Inc. (www.aurorafunds.com) and Novak Biddle Venture Partners (www.novakbiddle.com). More information on Centice can be found at www.centice.com.

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