Former Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones Jr. Joins Zimek Technologies Advisory Board

TAMPA, FL–(Marketwire – August 6, 2010) – Zimek Technologies (www.zimek.com), the industry leader in infection control and biohazard remediation technology, today announced The Honorable Emil Jones Jr. has joined the company’s prestigious Advisory Board. From 2003-2009, Jones served as President of the Illinois State Senate, a position that culminated more than three decades of service in the Illinois legislature. Jones has been a mentor and friend to many politicians over the years including former Illinois State Senator Barack Obama with whom Jones served. Jones is currently a Senior Counselor at Mercury Public Affairs, leading the firm’s operations based in Chicago, Ill.

“Recognized as one of the most effective political leaders in Illinois state history, Emil Jones left an unparalleled legacy of achievement, making lasting contributions throughout the state, particularly in the areas of education, health care and criminal justice,” stated Kurt Grosman, CEO and President of Zimek Technologies. “We are extremely delighted he is joining our team. His contributions will be vital as we continue to spread the word that Zimek’s sophisticated three-dimensional touch-less decontamination technology can effectively defeat and prevent the spread of deadly viruses and bacteria.”

“Zimek’s automatic rapid decontamination and disinfection technology is a powerful addition to our arsenal of weapons to fight infectious diseases and biohazard attacks,” Senator Jones said. “Zimek’s technology can meaningfully help hospitals throughout our country improve infection control quality standards and ensure they use best practices to comply with new federal provisions issued by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) which encourage hospitals to disclose and, proactively, reduce their healthcare acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs will now be tied to hospital Medicare reimbursement incentives.”

Jones joins other Zimek Advisory Board members including Dr. Brad Spellberg, scientist, researcher and infectious disease specialist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Dr. Peder Bo Nielsen, consultant in Microbiology with the United Kingdom’s North West London NHS Trust; and Dr. Lindsey Shaw, Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the University of South Florida. (see http://www.zimek.com/advisoryboard.asp).

Zimek Technologies, based in Tampa, Florida, has been developing and marketing its patented automatic Micro-Mist™ decontamination technologies for more than five years. Zimek’s industry-leading technologies are used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Fire and EMS departments, healthcare facilities, public health agencies, transit systems, correctional facilities and local law enforcement agencies across America.