CeraProducts named BioTech Company of the year by the Howard Technology Council
For Release: November 5, 2008
Contact: CharleneRiikonen
410-309-1000
charlene.riikonen@ceraproducts.us
Cera Products was selected as the BioTech Company of the year by the Howard
Technology Council (www.howardtechcouncil.org) and will be presented with an award at the Howard
Technology Council's 2008 Technology Awards Ceremony on November 11, 2008.
The purpose of the awards program is to recognize innovative companies and
their contributions to the economy, as well as the Howard County community.
Cera Products was chosen for its work with rehydration, its chartable
support of the Myanmar Cyclone victims and its support of the US Military.
In May Cera Products donated over $80,000 in CeraFlu Hydration drink mix
packets, to help in disaster recovery operations in Myanmar. Fever can
further dehydrate individuals already weakened from waterborne infections
and diarrhea diseases, conditions which deplete essential fluids and salts.
The CeraFlu hydration drink donated helped nearly 10,000 individuals with
fever and upper respiratory infections.
Over the past few years Cera Products has supported the troops in Iraq,
Afganistan and other places, in the USA and abroad and the Army Rangers by
supplying them with CeraLyte and CeraSport. Dehydration can result from
strenuous activity in high temperature environments, as well as from fever
or illness. CeraLyte and CeraSport helped the soldiers replace lost fluids
and electrolytes brought on by the extreme temperatures these men and women
endured on a daily basis.
About CeraLyte
CeraLyte promotes early recovery in infectious diarrhea or for other medical
purposes, such as diarrhea from chemotherapy, Crohn¹s disease or short-gut
syndrome. CeraLyte is used in over 200 travel clinics nationwide, hospitals,
nursing homes and for military troops. CeraLyte is available in Central
America, South Africa, Canada and a growing number of distributors in other
countries. CeraLyte is also available in field hospitals for U.S. military
troops.
About CeraSport
CeraSport is a rice-based oral rehydration and energy drink, which restores
essential salts and fluids to prevent and correct dehydration and enhance
athletic performance. Among other athletes that use CeraSport are elite
athletes in the U.S military, including U.S. Army Rangers and Navy SEALs;
along with Triathlete Team Sirius, including 70.3 World Champion Triathlete
Mirinda Carfrae, LSV Elite Pro Cycling Team, HPC Coaching in Virginia, JD
Eskelson and Adventure Racing Team Nature Cure and RAAM Adventure for the
Cure Cycling Team.
About Cera Products Inc.
Established in Maryland in 1993, Cera Products scientifically developed its
high performance medical and sports rehydration products along with world
health experts, including physicians with expertise in ORS at Johns Hopkins
and other major medical centers, and with experts from specialized food
corporations.
Cera's products meet the standards set by the World Health Organization and
the US FDA for Oral Rehydration Solutions, and are manufactured under GMP,
and kosher OU certification, and manufactured at facilities inspected by US
Food and Drug (FDA)and/or United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
standards and requirements.
Cera Products has free sale certification from the State of Maryland, the US
FDA, and is registered as a woman-owned and operated company, and has
several of its products as National Stock Numbers with the US Department of
Defense, and with the General Services Administration for purchase by US
Government Agencies. Distributors include travel clinics nationally,
wholesale distributors, and kit manufacturers, and international
distributors in Africa, and in Central America. For more information, see www.ceraproductsinc.com.
Cera Products Press Contact:
410.309.1000 or sales@ceraproducts.us