Wichita, Kan.-based Invista, a global integrated fibers and polymers manufacturer, is building a
3,000-square-meter commercial textile research center in China, with operations expected to begin
in May 2009.

The Invista China Textile Research Center, which will be built in Shanghai’s Qingpu district,
will focus on applying and commercializing new fiber and fabric, and will offer its customers
solutions for major elements of the production process, such as yarn processing, knitting, dyeing
and finishing.

“The establishment of the Invista China Textile Research Center demonstrates our commitment
to the China and Asia markets,” said Dr. Eric Chang, Asia technology director, Invista Apparel. “
Through developing the latest technologies in fiber and fabric applications, Invista’s new research
center is expected to not only help accelerate the advancement of the textile industry but also
seek to align with the Chinese Government’s goals to nurture high-value and innovative technologies
and industries.”

Invista Fiber (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. will operate the facility, Invista’s third textile research
center worldwide, on the same site as the company’s spandex plant in Qingpu.

October 28, 2008

The Lenzing Group successfully completed a comprehensive extension program at its Heiligenkreuz
site in Austria and started production on schedule. A total investment of EUR 25 mill. extended
production capacity for high-quality TENCEL® fibers by 10,000 tons to almost 50,000 tons annually.
The extension essentially comprises two new spinning lines added to the second production line and
adapted and enhanced infrastructure.

 

In a talk with the state governor of Burgenland, Hans Niessl, in Eisenstadt, the chairman of
the Lenzing management board, Thomas Fahnemann, underlined the importance of the Burgenland site
for the Lenzing Group. “Over the past years, Heiligenkreuz has developed into a very successful
production site. Our high investment activity over the past years is proof of our future
commitment. Given the right framework conditions and market demand, we will consider future
extension.” 

 

The site produces high-quality TENCEL® fibers from the natural raw material pulp by a
particularly ecologically sound and future-oriented process. Lenzing’s TENCEL® fibers are highly
favored not only in fiber blends for textile applications but for home textiles as well. Moreover,
the fiber is highly successful in technical applications, for example in separators for the
batteries of hybrid-power cars.  

 

Due to its technological lead, Lenzing is the only producer of TENCEL® fibers on an
industrial scale world-wide. The fiber is also produced at the Lenzing sites in Grimsby/England and
Mobile/Alabama. 

October 28, 2008

Press Release Courtesy of Lenzing Group

Forsyth, Ga.-based Trio Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of cotton sales yarn, has announced it
will shut down all textile manufacturing operations, with closure expected by the end of this year.
The family-owned company, established in 1899, currently employs about 20 associates.

“This is a difficult and devastating decision for this company and its loyal associates but
one that is absolutely necessary at this time, said Howell W. Newton, president of Trio. Noting
that the company had significantly downsized its operation in January of this year with the hope of
keeping enough market share to cut losses, Newton added “that customers had continued to move their
production out of this country or just go out of business. Conditions really began deteriorating
around the first of September.”

Newton said Trio will honor all financial obligations and provide severance pay for all
associates. The company also will assist its associates in filing for unemployment benefits as well
as for trade adjustment assistance available to them as a result of the negative impact of imports
on their jobs.

October 28, 2008

The Future of Textiles in South Carolina — sponsored by Columbia, S.C.-based New Carolina: South
Carolina Council on Competitiveness — will be held Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.
at the Spartanburg Marriott, Spartanburg. Admission is free, and those planning to attend are asked
to RSVP to Felicia Wright (803) 760-1408 or
office@newcarolina.org.

The schedule is as follows:

1:30 p.m.    Welcome and Purpose of Meeting

Rob Chapman, Textile Cluster Chair, Inman Mills

1:35 p.m.     Clustering as an Economic Engine

George Fletcher, Executive Director, New Carolina

Introduction of Speakers

Mark Henry, David L. Barkley and Daniel Eades, Clemson University

Presentation of Reports

•    The Contribution of the Textile and Apparel Cluster to the South Carolina
Economy

•    South Carolina’s Textile and Apparel Industries: An Analysis of Trends in
Traditional and Emerging Sectors

2:15 p.m.    Introduction of North Carolina State University (NCSU) Team

        Jim Rogers, Upstate Change Agent, New Carolina

        Presentation of Report

•    Improving Global Market Competitiveness of the Textile Industry Cluster
in South Carolina

Unveiling of SCTextileConnect

Nancy Cassill/Shawn Dunning, NCSU

Textile Organizations in Raleigh, N.C.

Nancy Cassill, NCSU

3:00 p.m.    Break

3:15 p.m.     Introduction of Keynote Speaker

        Bill Barnet, mayor of Spartanburg

        Keynote: The Future of Textiles

        Allen E. Gant Jr., Glen Raven Inc.

3:45 p.m.     Panel Discussion

        Ashley Allen, Milliken & Company

        Gilbert O’Neal, Institute of Textile Technology (ITT)

Abida Siddiqi, The National Association for the Sewn Products Industry, (SEAMS)

Allen Gant, Glen Raven

Dr. Trevor Little, NCSU College of Textiles

Lewis Gossett, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA), moderator

4:15 p.m.    Open Discussion

4:50 p.m.     Today’s Key Messages and Wrap-Up

5:00 p.m.     Adjourn to Reception

October 28, 2008

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: APDN) today announced that its proprietary
ingredient, DermalRx™ HydroSeal, has been incorporated into the fabric of a new line of intimate
apparel currently being test marketed by a global marketer of intimate apparel.  Consumer
responses are being evaluated in several major metropolitan markets.  DermalRx™ HydroSeal,
part of APDN’s BioActive™ Ingredients portfolio, represents a new approach to dry skin – Structural
Moisturization. The BioActive™ Ingredients business is based on the biofermentation expertise
developed from APDN’s SigNature™ DNA and BioMaterial™ Genotyping.

 

“Introducing skin care science to the textile industry is a great example of the crosstalk
between our proprietary scientific platforms, our commercial entrée, and our customer base,” said
Dr. Hayward, CEO of APDN.  “Topical delivery systems enhance the performance of active
ingredients on the skin. All garments contact the skin. What better way to deploy a skin treatment
than through a textile?”

 

With stress, skin becomes increasingly porous and its ability to retain moisture diminishes,
as does its tensile strength, making skin subject to dehydration, and visible skin imperfections.
DermalRx™ HydroSeal, a proprietary complex of a novel yeast ferment, soy proteins and soy peptides,
helps to enhance cohesion between the cells in the upper layers of the skin, restoring elasticity
and the skin’s natural capacity to retain moisture. Key features of this product include the repair
of damaged skin and the remodeling and restoration of the skin surface to refine texture and
radiance. The effect promotes a youthful appearance to the skin and contributes to overall skin
health.

 

Dr. Hayward continued, “We are excited by this innovative use of DermalRx™ HydroSeal and
believe that the success of our product in intimate apparel will open up many additional
applications beyond the personal care industry, where we have seen initial success. While the
impact of test marketing on our revenues is minor to date, we are hopeful that these inroads made
in the global personal care industry through the sale of our BioActive™ Ingredients will further
expand opportunities to provide APDN’s brand protection products and services to this industry as
well.” APDN’s management team has a history of success in this industry, having developed
ingredients prior to joining APDN, that are now used by many Fortune 100 companies.

 

APDN’s CFO Kurt Jensen stated: “We expect that BioActive™ Ingredients will generate a growing
revenue stream for the company as we ramp up our core security business. We also believe that there
is real potential to custom manufacture additional products for existing and new customers, as
demonstrated by this exciting new application of our ingredients.”

 

About Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.

Applied DNA Sciences offers technology in three synergistic market segments, SigNature™ DNA,
BioMaterial™ Genotyping™ and BioActive™ Ingredients that are available to assist in the protection
of brands and intellectual property and can be forensically authenticated by machine-readable
devices. The company’s BioActive™ Ingredients are custom manufactured for use in the personal care
industry. APDN’s common stock is listed on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol
“APDN”. 

 

The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature and are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements describe APDN’s future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on
assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control
of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating
history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various
other factors detailed from time to time in APDN’s SEC reports and filings, including our Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB, filed on January 15, 2008 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-QSB.  APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to
reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.  SOURCE Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.  INVESTOR RELATIONS: Debbie
Bailey, 631-444-8090, fax: 631-444-8848/ MEDIA RELATIONS: Deanne Eagle, 212 554-5463  /FCMN
Contact:
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October 28, 2008

Press Release Courtesy of Applied DNA Sciences Inc.

Gerber Technology, a business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB) and the world leader in
automated CAD/CAM and PLM solutions for the apparel and flexible materials industry, introduced two
new software offerings – webFolio and webView – for their suite of Fashion Lifecycle Management
(FLM) solutions during the Tenth Annual Gerber Software Users Conference last week.

“This year’s Users Conference was a big success with record attendance and a lot of
excitement about the launch of two new components to our PLM suite, webFolio and webView”, said
Bill Brewster, Gerber Technology’s Vice President, Global Marketing and Product Management. 
“These solutions, in combination with webPDM, provide a true end-to-end solution for the process of
bringing fashion products to market.”

webFolio

webFolio is Gerber’s new Line Planning product that kicks off the entire product
lifecycle.  webFolio provides visual collaboration tools and an intuitive user interface that
allows an organization to digitally create collections. Multiple people can create, collaborate and
communicate plans on an entire collection, select groupings or individual styles.

webFolio consists of Storyboards, Design Plans and Styles that represent the Collection
Plan.  Storyboards visually communicate the theme, spirit and individual characteristics of
collections. Designers can easily import and arrange multiple images that express their vision.
Design Plans represent flexible product groupings that are identified by user-defined attributes
such as fabrics, seasons or themes.

Once styles are adopted, webFolio integrates seamlessly with webPDM to automatically
pre-populate style folders. Users can launch webPDM directly from webFolio.

“webFolio allows designers and developers to digitally create collections and communicate
these in a variety of formats”, said Elizabeth King, Gerber Technology’s Director of Software
Applications. “The flexibility and collaborative nature of the storyboards allow ideas and
inspirations to be thrown together in a sandbox, massaged, refined and then finalized.  It
truly brings to life both the front end and the back end of the creative process.”



webView

webView is a workflow solution consisting of a set of tools to manage events against
detailed and/or milestone calendars. It provides insight into product design and development
processes to track the progress of all user-defined entities including tasks as well as requests
for quotes, samples and other items. For example, users can track the progress of sample requests,
approvals, rejections and new submissions.   webView can also monitor vendor turn time
and success rates.

webView defines major tasks and dates along with responsible parties.  It displays
actual versus planned milestone dates and sends email alerts to keep development on track and on
time. webView can also simulate possible date revisions based on what-if scenarios.

Each user is presented a personalized to-do list and receives an aggregate view of their
tasks generated from all calendars within the system.  The view of this to-do list can be
filtered dynamically by multiple attributes.

A set of standard reports and dashboards are provided by webView, as well as an optional tool
or service for customized reports and dashboards.  Dashboards graphically present the progress
of all collection and seasonal activity.

“webView provides a straightforward workflow solution that replaces a company’s reliance on
many different Excel worksheets to track and monitor all of the important and iterative components
of a product’s lifecycle,” said Elizabeth King, Gerber Technology’s Director of Software
Applications. “webView extends the flexibility of Fashion Lifecycle Management’s modular structure.
In addition to webView, the existing FLM workflow offers more enterprise-wide supply chain
management functionality.”

Both of these new offerings are now available for installation at qualifying customer sites.

For more information, please visit us at:
http://www.gerbertechnology.com/plmsoftwaresuite.htm

About Gerber Technology

Gerber Technology (www.gerbertechnology.com), a business unit of $640
million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc., develops and manufactures the world’s leading brands
of integrated software and hardware automation systems for the sewn products and flexible materials
industries. These systems automate and significantly improve the efficiency of information
management, product design and development, pre-production and production processes. The company
offers specialized solutions to a variety of end-user markets including apparel, aerospace,
transportation interiors, furniture, composites and industrial fabrics. Gerber Technology’s world
headquarters are located in Tolland, Connecticut, U.S.A. with regional offices, agents and
distributors in more than 126 countries serving a total of over 20,500 customers through 16
Customer Solutions Centers on six continents. The company engineers and manufactures its products
in various locations in the United States, Europe and Asia.  This year marks the company’s
40th anniversary.Established in 1968, Gerber Technology is one of four businesses of Gerber
Scientific, Inc. (http://www.gerberscientific.com/) of South Windsor,
Connecticut, U.S.A., a corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “GRB” symbol.

October 28, 2008

Press Release Courtesy of Gerber Technology

Birdair, Inc., the leading specialty contractor of lightweight long-span roofing systems and
tensile structures throughout the world, recently engineered and constructed a fabric membrane for
a new parking terminal at Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, IN.

In an effort to update and expand the current facility, renovations to Indianapolis
International Airport include the replacement of the previous terminal building with a new,
state-of-the-art, 40-gate terminal facility.  An adjacent parking garage, ground
transportation center and airfield will flank the new terminal, slated for completion in October
2008.

The new five-story, 2.5-million-square-foot parking garage, located immediately west of the
new terminal structure, was designed to accommodate 5,900 cars and 1,200 rental cars.  As an
integral part of the structure’s contemporary design, the new parkade features a Birdair PTFE
fabric membrane installed as helical canopies designed to emulate the spirals of the ramps
themselves.  Approximately 75,000 square-feet of PTFE material forms the two 100-foot diameter
helical ramp canopies and the 500-foot center atrium spine canopy.

ARCHonsortium LLC, Indianapolis, IN, selected the fabric membrane for its modern visual
appeal and versatility, as well as its optimum performance record for structures located in varying
climate zones. Birdair’s ability to overcome design and engineering challenges that other specialty
contractors would not have been able to meet was vital to the project’s success.

“One of the primary challenges we faced with this project was maintaining an acceptable
adherence to the design concept for the helical canopies, given the desire that the structures
follow the

spirals of the ramps themselves, and that they essentially cantilever from the inner core
ramp structure without additional visible structure at their peripheries,” explains David R.
Franklin, AIA, of Domain Architecture Inc., Indianapolis, IN, a member firm of ARCHonsortium.
“Birdair devised a single unobtrusive strut that ultimately served both our aesthetic preferences
and their own structural needs.”

“Birdair’s innovative engineering solutions continue to meet building challenges that
maintain initial design intent,” says Kevin Mayer, Birdair vice president of business development.
“Our coordinated construction and engineering efforts allow for unparalleled custom design and
fabrication of tensile structures throughout the world.”

“I am extremely pleased with the installation of the product, as well as Birdair engineers’
execution of our design intent, particularly for the helical ramp canopies,” adds Franklin.

Birdair has fabricated a number of tensile structures in the Indianapolis area, including
Methodist Hospital and the RCA Dome (formerly the Hoosier Dome), a project in which Franklin was
involved with prior to establishing Domain Architecture.

“Our familiarity with Birdair projects in the Indianapolis and North Carolina areas led to
our decision to select Birdair,” continues Franklin.  “They were able to successfully meet the
challenges associated with the project.”

Planning for the new $1.1 billion Indianapolis Airport terminal began in 1975, with
construction beginning in 2001.  Construction on the $92- million parking structure and
attached ground transportation center began in July 2005 and will be completed in July 2008. 
The 1,200,000- square-foot terminal will officially open to the public on October 28, 2008.

The new structure will meet modern security, parking, baggage handling, communications and
other systems requirements.  Its location between the airport’s two major runways will reduce
noise and pollution while saving taxiing time and fuel.

The parking structure project team consists of a group of firms called ARCHonsortium, LLC,
Indianapolis, IN. (www.archonsortium.net).   As part of the
group, Franklin served as chief designer for all Birdair components of the parking garage as well
as for the attached ground transportation center.  F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN, served as general contractor.  The Indianapolis

Airport Authority, Indianapolis IN, is the facility owner.

“With some admitted bias, I think the spiraling canopies for the helical ramps at the
Indianapolis airport parking structure are the most elegant and unique I have seen, and I must
compliment Birdair on their execution and engineering,” notes Franklin.

PTFE, or Polytetrafluoroethylene, is a Teflon®-coated woven fiberglass membrane that is
extremely durable and weather resistant; it is capable of withstanding temperatures from -100°F to
+450°F, immune to UV rays, and waterproof.

About Birdair: Birdair, Inc. is the leading specialty contractor of lightweight long-span
roofing systems and tensile structures throughout the world, providing design-build solutions for
architects and clients in all aspects of project design, engineering, installation and
maintenance.  Lightweight long-span roofing systems and cable structures can be attached to
any building envelope and

offer aesthetic and functional options to complement any exterior design.  Birdair,
based in Buffalo, NY, is a member of the Taiyo Kogyo Group, with operations serving North and South
America and other international locations.  For more information about Birdair, call
1-800-622-2246 or visit
www.birdair.com.



October 28, 2008

Press Release Courtesy of Birdair Inc.

The Bush administration has decided to suspend duty-free treatment for Bolivian importers under the
Andean Trade Preference Act because of Bolivia’s failure to cooperate with the United States in its
effort to combat drug trafficking from Latin American countries. Bolivia currently exports $385
million worth of goods to the United States, including some $18 million worth of textiles and
apparel.

Under terms of the Andean trade agreement, the United States has given duty-free treatment to
goods from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, but that trade preference has been tied to
cooperation in the anti-drug effort. On October 16, President George W. Bush signed legislation
extending the Andean agreement for one year, but subsequently announced that Bolivia would be
excluded. The US trade representative said the suspension could be lifted if the Bolivian
government improves its performance in the war on drugs.

October 21, 2008

The United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) is sponsoring a major
textile and apparel trade conference in New York City November 5-6, focusing on a wide range of
issues facing textile and apparel manufacturers and importers as a new administration and congress
take over in Washington in January. The program, which is open to all interested parties, will
feature speeches and panel discussions by leading government and industry trade experts including
W. Ralph Basham, commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection; Janet Labuda, director, Textile
and Apparel Policy and Program Division, US Customs; Sen. Charles  Schumer, D-N.Y.;
Christopher Padilla, under secretary of commerce, International Trade Administration; and
consultants and manufacturers’ and importers’ company officials. For further information or to
register, contact USA-ITA (212) 463-0089.

October 21, 2008

St. Louis-based carbon fiber manufacturer Zoltek Companies Inc. has commenced manufacturing
operations at its Zoltek de Mexico facility in Guadalajara. Zoltek acquired the textile acrylic
plant in October 2007, modified it to produce acrylic precursor — the principal raw material used
in carbon fiber production — and installed four continuous carbonization lines.

“The Mexico plant now enables us to meet anticipated major increases in demand in the wind
energy and other large emerging commercial applications,” said Zsolt Rumy, chairman and CEO,
Zoltek. “We have substantially increased our capacity to produce low-cost carbon fibers on a timely
and extremely cost-effective basis, and further extended our leadership in the growing commercial
advanced composite market.”

Zoltek announced it realized record sales for not only the fourth quarter 2008 but also the
full year, reflecting significant growth. According to company estimates, the Guadalajara facility
eventually could produce 60,000 tons of precursor material annually, supporting the production of
more than 27,000 metric tons of carbon fibers.

As part of its strategy to commercialize carbon fibers as a widely used building material,
Zoltek has expanded its management team, recentered its research and development programs, and
heightened its efforts to improve operations.

October 21, 2008