Lippke/MOCON Announces Permeation, Sterile Medical Packaging Conferences


Neuwied, Germany (February 1, 2011) - Two new one-day packaging conferences have been announced by Paul Lippke Handels-GmbH, Neuwied, Germany, a wholly-owned division of MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO), Minneapolis, Minn., USA.

The Latest Developments and Future Trends in Permeation Measurement (March 22nd) and Avoiding Failures in Sterile Medical Packaging (March 23rd) will be held at the Schloss Montabaur in Montabaur, Germany.

"As a leading provider of permeation measurement and package testing instrumentation, Lippke is well-versed in the latest package testing technology and is ideally suited to provide training seminars in these subject areas," said Franz Sturm, managing director, Lippke.

The permeation measurement event will include the following topics: basics and trends; a review of ASTM standards; shelf-life studies; high-barrier plastic films; high-temperature testing; quality results; and rapid food safety tests for bacterial detection.

The sterile medical program will provide an overview of sterile medical packaging and a review of package testing options, including a demonstration workshop. Several legal/regulatory topics will be covered including integrity testing as an alternative to sterility testing and ISO 11607 testing standards.

The conference will be conducted in English and the participation fee is 290 Euros for each seminar. The fee includes presentation materials, lunch and refreshments. For a detailed agenda and additional registration information please visit: www.lippke.com.

About Paul Lippke Handles-GmbH

Paul Lippke Handels-GmbH, a MOCON company, is the premier European provider of innovative testing instruments and laboratory services to the packaging, pharmaceutical, food and medical device industries. See www.lippke.com for further information.

About MOCON

MOCON is a leading provider of instrumentation and consulting and laboratory services to medical, pharmaceutical, food and other industries worldwide. See www.mocon.com for more information.

Guy Wray,

MOCON, Inc.

7500 Boone Avenue North

Minneapolis,

MN 55428 U.S.A.

Phone: (763) 493-7231

Fax: 763-493-6358

Email: gwray@mocon.com

Gabi Bechtel,

Paul Lippke Handels-GmbH

Carl-Borgward-Straße 10

56566 Neuwied /Germany

Phone: +49(0)2631-3933-30

Fax: +49(0)2631-3933-33

Email: gbechtel@lippke.com

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