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Chris Lumb Speaking at IEEE Sensors


Edmonton, Alberta, October 6, 2003 - Micralyne Inc., a growing and profitable MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) company, announced today that President and CEO, Mr. Chris Lumb, will provide a keynote address at IEEE Sensors on Thursday, October 23.

The attendees of the second IEEE international conference on sensors will take in Mr. Lumb's keynote address from 8.30 a.m. until 9:05 a.m. at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

Lumb will speak to the topic Picking your customers: Lessons from a MEMS manufacturing company.

“Effective selection by a foundry of its customers can have a profound effect on the success of the product development exercise, and on the foundry's business,” said Lumb. “Ensuring that an effective match is in place has resulted in our customers' success and allowed Micralyne to continue to grow both revenues and profits over the last five years.”

About Micralyne
Micralyne develops and manufactures microfabricated and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)-based products. Micralyne is one of the largest independent companies in the world that manufactures MEMS in high volumes. MEMS technology is built on the premise of making industrial components smaller, faster and less expensive and facilitates radical improvements in the miniaturization of electronic and mechanical devices. These types of devices are used in many industries including communications, automotive, aerospace, and life sciences. More specifically, Micralyne’s micron-scale solutions (i.e. 1000 microns = 1 millimetre) are found in automotive emission sensors, optical switching technology in telecommunication networks, lab-on-a-chip devices for drug discovery, and commercial press equipment for printing today’s most popular magazines. Micralyne is a profitable and growing company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

For further information contact:
Mr. Chris Lumb
President & CEO
Micralyne Inc.
1911 - 94 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6N 1E6
Phone: 780-431-4400
clumb@micralyne.com

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