NEWARK, Del.–SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services, today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the assets of its Food Safety and GMO businesses to Romer Labs for $13.5 million. Following this transaction, the Company will concentrate on its Life Science business. Romer Labs is acquiring the intellectual property, current inventory and commercial contracts, as well as the equipment for the two businesses and will employ the current staff.

Francis DiNuzzo, SDIX’s President and CEO, commented, “The sale of our Food Safety and GMO businesses to Romer Labs, represents a continued commitment to focus on our core Life Science business, and our Advanced GAT technologies. We continue to make important progress as we work to develop our Advanced GAT technology which is targeted at the discovery of monoclonal antibodies to be used in high value applications such as biotherapeutics and biomarker discovery. The net cash from this sale will strengthen our balance sheet and provide additional investment flexibility for our Life Science businesses.”

The acquisition is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Mr. DiNuzzo went on to say, “We are pleased to not only achieve great value for SDIX shareholders, but also to place our Food Safety and GMO assets in good hands with Romer Labs. I would like to thank all our employees and customers as we wish Romer Labs continued success with the RapidChek product line and GMO business.”

About SDIX

SDIX is a biotechnology company with a core expertise in creating better antigens, better antibodies and better assays for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and food safety markets. For over 20 years, SDIX has been a leading immuno-solutions company, developing results-oriented and innovative antibody-based solutions that enable customers to meet high performance research, diagnostic and commercialization objectives.

In the life science market, SDIX’s technology and capabilities are being used to help discover disease mechanisms, facilitate development of new drugs and provide antibodies and assays for the diagnosis of disease. In the food safety market, SDIX continues to expand its footprint as an international supplier of rapid pathogen test technologies that enable more accurate and cost-effective results.