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Innovative Drugs-of-Abuse Testing System

Concateno plc, Europe's largest provider of drug and alcohol testing programmes, and Royal Philips Electronics announced an innovative handheld drugs-of-abuse detection device.

Concateno-Philips pioneering system will make testing for drugs such as cocaine and heroin quicker, simpler and easier, enabling immediate point-of-care drug test results, similar to current alcohol tests. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new solution to selected customers in the second half of 2009.

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