IDT:World Cup 2014 – with a Scientific Twist

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Integrated DNA Technologies fuses fruit flies, football and fun in a unique global contest with great prizes

CORALVILLE, IA – 11 June 2014 – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, is embracing world cup fever this year with its SciTourney™ contest - a world cup competition with a scientific twist! Each of the 32 national teams participating in Brazil will be represented by a Drosophila melanogaster gene, making the contest a fun way for the scientific community to take part in the world’s greatest football tournament and discover fun facts about Drosophila at the same time. Simply register for free by June 12th and pick winners of the group stage matches and then return on June 27th to pick your winners of the elimination stages. Prizes include a 13″ MacBook Air, 32 GB iPad Mini, and official 2014 team gear. Make sure you and your colleagues are “in-it-to-win-it”, as registration closes on Thursday, June 12th at 4pm Eastern Time.

The global competition reinforces IDT’s worldwide customer base and coincides with the first anniversary of the opening of its Singapore facility. Celebrating a particularly successful 12 months, IDT Singapore is now delivering locally-manufactured, highest quality oligonucleotides to customers in over 17 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

To register for the contest, visit www.scitourney.com.

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About IDT
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is the largest supplier of custom nucleic acids in the world, serving academic, government, and commercial researchers in biotechnology, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical development. IDT’s primary business is the manufacture of custom, synthetic DNA and RNA oligonucleotides. IDT synthesizes and ships an average of 44,000 custom oligos per day to more than 82,000 customers worldwide. IDT manufacturing locations include facilities in Coralville, Iowa; San Diego, California; Leuven, Belgium; and Singapore. For more information, visit www.idtdna.com.

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