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Plus, the cooperation with partners brings Alexium in the position to supply them. According to John “the military is quite keen on how we can use the techno- logy to improve following uniforms.”

In accordance to that, Alexium has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bruck Textiles to partner in the Australian market. In ad- dition, the company is working with SSM Industries in Tennessee, a leading supplier of flame retardant apparel, under a license option agreement.

Alexium continues to be actively involved in US Department of Defence tenders in the area of spe- cialty protective apparel and recently partnered with ITG in a bid to supply the outer shell fabrics for the Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble program, a lightweight chemical/biological protection suit for the US Department of Defence.

Furthermore, at the end of April 2011, Alexium has teamed with Tennier Industries, Inc. of Tennes- see, USA, and Stedfast Inc. of Quebec, Canada, to submit a US$129million bid to the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply proprietary PANTHER Tactical Chemical Biological Protection Suits under the requirements of the Uniform Integrated Protec- tion Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE I1) program. The PANTHER Suit is designed to provide protection from Chem Bio warfare agents and to include con- tinued protection after exposure to petroleum, oils, lubricants, and other environmental contaminants.

John Almond refers to the benefits of Alexium‘s technology, which are impressive indeed. It can be used on a wide range of surfaces and substrates, creates a very stable graft and efficient molecu-

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lar alignment, and enables the grafting of multiple functions simultaneously. It uses standard commer- cially available components and chemicals.

John Almond says: “A lot of people come in contact with fuels, e.g. tank commanders, pilots, mechanics, etc. This is an enormous range of opportunities for various products. The chemical and biological suits in the military need to be replaced in the next years. So, potentially [there is] a very large revenue oppor- tunity for us.”

John continues to say that the technology of Alexium is driven by unique multi-functionality, adaptability