, Strategic Diagnostics
Inc. Set up on 9 centres located all over France, the CEA
benefits from a strong regional presence and solid partnerships with
other research organisations, local authorities and universities.

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This potential 200 metre
extension lies beyond previous C-9 drilling evaluation and will be a
priority drill target following completion of the planned 2005 in-fill
and step-out IP geophysics and ongoing prospecting and trenching
screening process. Red Hill is located 700 metres northeast of the Watts ,
Griffis + McOuat resource estimate outline. Team Nanotec also provides development and manufacturing of 3-D
silicon MEMS components for electron beam systems, microfluidic-and
microoptical devices .de

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com.2 g/t gold and 150 g/t silver.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WOODBURY , N.team-nanotec.

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(Nasdaq: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection
solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial and
environmental applications, today announced signing an exclusive distribution
agreement with US Biosystems (USB), a leading provider of environmental
testing and data management services headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.8 billion
environmental testing market," said Richard Albert, President of US
Biosystems. Genapure Corporation provides
analytical testing and outsourced quality control services to clients in the
pharmaceutical, food and environmental industries. Analytical results from this target area range from below
detection to a high value of 4. Results are pending from the recent and ongoing sampling in
these areas.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON MINERALS INC.

Madison Minerals Inc. It employs
more than 900 people.

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USB has invested significant capital in advanced information
technology systems to manage and deliver data electronically to customers in a
format that allows them to make rapid decisions.
"US Biosystems Inc. Simonetta Brett Maas
Chief Financial Officer Hayden Communications
(302) 456-6789 (843) 272 -4653
http://www.0 - 7. The favorable results from Southwest Zone Trench
#128 occur at the postulated intersection with the South Pump Creek
mineralized trend.57 g/t gold over 76.85 g/t gold over 67.

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Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties ,
which may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated by SDI at this
time.

Madison 's prospecting and trenching evaluation of the geophysical
anomalies has focused on extensions beyond areas drilled and included
within the Watts, Griffis + McOuat outline of estimated current
mineral resources of 14.0 - 38.0 6.

NORTH ROSCOELITE:

A series of deep exploration pits and auger samples, at 25 metre
spacing along 50 metre line separation, have traced the near surface
expression of the roscoelite-quartz vein mineralization a minimum of
200-300 metres north of previous sampling . Kare and extend
further southward to and beyond Madison's southernmost IP survey line
83600N , a distance of 300 metres. Madison will begin the step-out
portion of its follow-up IP survey over these target areas to trace
them further south.4 g/t silver and 1. Previous drill holes of note within the C-9 Zone
include drill hole MK99-156 which returned 2.

PINUNI CREEK STRUCTURAL CORRIDOR

The foregoing newly identified exploration targets are in addition
to numerous geophysical features of interest previously located
throughout the Pinuni Creek Structural Corridor. Rapid prototyping and versatility is our key
strength.

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"SDI maintains the broadest portfolio of point of use environmental
immunoassays and over the years the company has added additional Point Of Use
test kits based on non-immunoassay technology. This mineralized
trend correlates with a series of IP chargeability anomalies.18
Incl.0 0. These areas of favorably altered geology are south of previous
drilling within the mineral resource outline at Mt.5 metres including 4. The Pinuni Creek IP
anomalies extend an additional two to three kilometres eastward of the
resource outline. SGS Laboratory in Australia completed sample analysis.Y.

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"We are extremely excited about the opportunities created as a result of
signing this agreement with USB," commented Matthew Knight, President and CEO
of SDI.genapure .

This news release contains forward-looking statements reflecting SDI's
current expectations .sdix.
The IP survey was designed to identify the chargeability and
resistivity IP geophysical characteristics of the known mineralization
previously outlined at Mt.36 g/t gold and
33.7 g/t silver (using a 1.9 2. The IP survey
grid covered only the most northerly portion of this target zone where
a weak-moderate chargeability feature appears to correlate with the
mineralized trend .

C-9 ZONE

Madison's reinterpretation of previous drilling results in
conjunction with strong IP chargeability anomalies suggests a
northeasterly extension of the C-9 Zone. (TSX VENTURE:MMR ) (OTC Bulletin Board:MMRSF)

Each
organization has designated a team of personnel and will provide
resources including tips, tools and samples with advanced design rules
for this project .

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By leveraging its expertise in data management, information technology,
logistics management and analytical chemistry the company has differentiated
its services from the traditional analytical laboratory. Madison plans to undertake additional
surface exploration and detailed IP surveying prior to drilling
evaluation of these targets. Numerous
geochemically anomalous base and precious metal prospecting results
ranging from 0. 1. Limited trenching within the
North Roscoelite mineralized trend returned a 4.1 g/t gold, 42.

All samples have been collected by Madison's Papua New Guinea
field crews in accordance with industry standards and were submitted
to SGS Labs in Australia .

Chet Idziszek, President


No stock exchange has approved or disapproved the information
contained herein.----Veeco Instruments
Inc. Instigator of the
MINATEC micro and nanotechnologies innovation centre project, the CEA
Grenoble is also one of its main partners with the Grenoble National
Polytechnic Institute (INPG) and the local authorities. Global sales and service
offices are located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and
Asia Pacific.

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will offer a certified and validated version of the
test service to its clients.44 385.0 - 20. One such target is
the altered sedimentary geology intruded by the Red Hill intrusive
units that correlate with distinct IP chargeability and resistivity
features. Under the terms of the two-year
agreement, Veeco, Leti and Team Nanotec will jointly develop tips to
be used in Veeco's AFMs for the semiconductor market.
The JDP will enable engineering teams from all three organizations
to collaborate on development of next-generation tips, which will be
critical as the semiconductor industry evolves below 70nm.

About CEA Leti

The CEA plays a major role in research, development and innovation
in three main fields: energy , information and healthcare technologies,
and defence.

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"
US Biosystems is the largest environmental testing laboratory in the state
of Florida, holding multiple state and federal certifications including the
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAC), and is known
for its commitment to high standard Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Programs. We believe the combination of on-site rapid
assay testing along with fixed based traditional testing will provide the
greatest value proposition to our client in terms of cost, speed, accuracy and
defensibility. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate,"
"could," "enable," "estimate," "intend," "expect," "believe ," "potential,"
"will," "should," "project" "plan" and similar expressions as they relate to
SDI are intended to identify said forward-looking statements.

News Editors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Madison Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMR)(OTCBB:MMRSF) is pleased
to report that its ongoing prospecting, trenching and sampling program
at its Mt.

Madison plans to drill all priority targets following receipt of
results from the upcoming geophysical survey and compilation of
ongoing ground exploration. Further
information on Leti can be found at: http://www-leti.

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NEWARK, Del .
Prior to signing the agreement, the companies validated the product
applications and model for point of use testing. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea has resulted in some
important new discoveries .com

SOUTHWEST ZONE:

Recent analytical results of note were returned from the Southwest
Zone, a 400 to 500 metre northeast-southwest trending extension of the
Black Zone, which is open to expansion to the south.

CAMP ZONE AND LUKE'S HILL ZONE

Two additional areas, the Camp Zone and Luke's Hill Zone, located
immediately north of the Watts, Griffis + McOuat resource estimate
outline, have been identified as favorable target areas by Madison's
recent IP survey results . Many leading
semiconductor manufacturers use the Company's high quality AFM probe
tips. These factors include the challenges of continuing
weakness in end market conditions and the cyclical nature of the
compound semiconductor/wireless, data storage, semiconductor and
research markets, risks associated with integrating acquired
businesses and the acceptance of new products by individual customers
and by the marketplace and other factors discussed in the Business
Description and Management 's Discussion and Analysis sections of
Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K .

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US Biosystems Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Strategic Diagnostics Inc.

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Madison Minerals Inc.: New Exploration Discoveries at Mt. Kare

68 million tonnes grading 2.2 to 10.68 104.7 g/t gold and 4 to 230 g/t
silver within the mineralized trend.5 metres, and drill hole
MK99-164 which returned 2. G. Leti has been a strong customer
and collaborator with Veeco for several years, having used Veeco's
AFMs in its 300mm clean room for 3-D imaging. provides solutions for nanoscale
applications in the worldwide semiconductor , data storage,
HB-LED/wireless and scientific research markets. Additional information on Veeco can be found at
http://www.

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Company Contact: Investor Contact:
Anthony J.
Interval (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (g/t)
1.2 2.3 g/t silver over 10 metres in Trench #58 and 1.7 g/t silver over 10 metres in Trench #53.2 metre section
grading 17.

SOUTH PUMP CREEK

Prospecting, exploration pit sampling and trenching have
successfully expanded the north-south trending South Pump Creek zone a
minimum of 100 metres north and 100 metres south of exploration drill
hole 109 which intersected a 21 metre interval grading 1.5 metres."
According to Olivier Demolliens, Director of NaNoTec Division at
CEA Leti, "AFMs are becoming critical measurement tools in both
advanced development laboratories and in production applications, and
this joint development program will help us to remain ahead of the
industry 's technology roadmap."
Veeco, with over ten years of experience selling AFMs to
semiconductor fabs worldwide, now has an installed base of over 300
automated AFM tools.

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About Strategic Diagnostics Inc.25 116.0 0.97 g/t gold
and 1. This mineralized trend is
associated with weak to moderate strength IP chargeability anomalies. Detailed prospecting and exploration pitting
have identified altered sediments, intrusives and base-metal veining
coincident with IP chargeability anomalies at these two areas located
at the eastern end of the previously defined Central Zone mineral
trend.75
g/t gold over 25.madisonminerals. (Nasdaq: VECO), a world leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM)
technology, today announced that it has signed a joint development
program (JDP) with CEA Leti, one of the largest applied research
electronics laboratories in Europe, and Team Nanotec, a pioneer in the
fabrication of AFM probe tips.

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41

The gold equivalent value is derived from results for gold and
silver only, based on a 60:1 ratio."
Clayton continued, "Team Nanotec's experience with challenging tip
applications will be critical to our future success and access to
Leti's laboratories will give us the ability to test our tips in real
world research and production environments. A
laboratory of the CEA in Grenoble, the Laboratory of electronics and
information technologies (Leti) is at the leading edge of European
research on microelectronics and micro-nanotechnologies. With an average 200 patents filed per year and
its twenty-eight start-ups created or in the course of creation, it is
one of the major partners of the industrial world.

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Under the terms of the agreement USB receives preferred marketing rights to
SDI's line of environmental test kits when sold through an analytical ,
laboratory channel.usbiosystems.4 2. Of the 105 grid-based
exploration pits excavated, 35 failed to reach bedrock due to
overburden depth and of those pits successfully reaching bedrock, 10
pits returned favorably altered and mineralized geology hosting
anomalous results ranging from 0. As a result of the large number of newly
identified targets, Madison will be seeking additional financing in
order to undertake this expanded drill program. The goal of our collaboration is to develop
production-worthy AFM tips and qualification standards that will meet
our semiconductor customers' future technology requirements. Team Nanotec's headquarters and manufacturing facility is
located in the HSG-IMIT, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.

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3 1.67 g/t gold
and 9 g/t silver.

Previously announced trench results south of
previous drilling at South Pump Creek returned a 11 .
Paul Clayton, Vice President, Business Unit Manager of Veeco's
Automated AFM business commented , "As Veeco continues to penetrate
leading fabs worldwide with our breadth of AFM solutions, we have a
unique insight into our customers' technology roadmaps for critical
dimension measurements.

In this manner we can more
closely align our production solutions with customer requirements. All Veeco automated AFM systems combine the
lowest noise AFM capability and industry-leading speed, repeatability
and accuracy.

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The ability to take
two seemingly 'competing' offerings and turn them into truly 'complimentary'
services may lead to significant market opportunities for both SDI and USB. With the announcement of
this agreement US Biosystems will initiate commercialization activities of an
expanded range of services, adding point of use testing services supported by
company technicians . Information about US
Biosystems is available at http://www.

Madison's geologic crews have been systematically ground checking
and screening the numerous chargeability and resistivity anomalies
identified by the 2004 Induced Polarization ("IP") geophysical survey.

Because of the success of Madison's initial IP geophysical survey
results in the identification and correlation with favorable geology,
alteration and mineralization, Madison will undertake a follow-up
survey of additional step-out and detailed in-fill IP coverage
beginning in late March or April.0 g/t gold equivalent cut-off and with the
cutting of high grade gold assays to 30 g/t).0 0.9 metre section
grading 1.cea.fr/

About Team Nanotec GmbH

Team Nanotec GmbH was founded in 1997 as an IBM Germany spin-off. Further
information on Team Nanotec can be found at
http://www.

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0 37.0 0.30 g/t gold over 22.Geo.

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Traditionally, fixed based laboratories considered Point Of
Use field tests and immunoassays a competitive method. By leveraging its expertise in immunology, proteomics, bio-
luminescence, and other bio-reactive technologies with innovative application
and production capabilities, the Company is able to provide sophisticated
diagnostic testing and immunoreagent systems to a diverse customer base
serving multiple vertical markets. Kare and to expand the survey grid well
beyond the area of known mineralization to search for similar
features, using the IP geophysical characteristics of the known
mineral resource as a comparative interpretive guide.madisonminerals.

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SDI develops and markets biotechnology based detection solutions for a
broad range of agricultural, industrial , environmental and water management
applications. The Strategic BioSolutions business unit
of SDI serves the research, human diagnostic and pharmaceutical sectors with a
wide range of services including complete outsourcing for the production of
monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies used in commercialized products offered
by leading diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies.9 6.0 5."
According to Johann Greschner, President of Team Nanotec, "We are
pleased to be working with Veeco, the world leader in AFMs, on this
technology development program. Veeco's manufacturing
and engineering facilities are located in New York, New Jersey,
California, Colorado, Arizona and Minnesota .

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We are confident this unique combination will allow our
respective companies to increase market share in the mature $1. FeedChek(TM), Trait
Chek(TM), GMO QuickChek(TM), and GMO Chek(TM) are pending trademarks for SDI.com.0 2.9 3.5
metres including 4. McArthur P. (TSX VENTURE:MMR),
please visit our website at www.

Veeco Extends Leadership Position in Atomic Force Microscopy; Signs Agreement with CEA Leti and Team NanoTec; Joint Development Program for Next-Generation Sem

Team Nanotec specializes in small (less
than 90nm), high aspect ratio tips. Our Metrology
products are used to measure at the nanoscale and our Process
Equipment tools help create nanoscale devices.veeco.

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Teaming up with USB represents
a significant step in developing new market channels recognizing our customers
buying practices. Earlier this month, US
Biosystems merged with QC Laboratories to form Genapure Corporation to provide
food, pharmaceutical and environmental testing services nationwide.

About US Biosystems
US Biosystems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genapure Corporation, provides
fixed based analytical testing solutions to the environmental testing market. The company operates nine
facilities and a field services fleet of 70 vehicles. Information about
Genapure Corporation is available at http://www.0 6.86
and 15.

Other trench results from the Southwest Zone include 1.

ROSCOELITE SOUTH EXTENSION

Detailed prospecting, exploration pit sampling and trenching along
Madison's east-west IP survey line 83800N has identified several new
areas of interest associated with altered bleached sediments and
intrusives.25 g/t gold and 100 g/t silver
associated directly with a strong IP chargeability feature on line
83800N.7% zinc., a "qualified person" for
the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 has verified the data
disclosed in this news release including sampling, analytical and test
data. In order
to be ready to meet the 65nm , 45nm and sub-45nm metrology nodes, we
require not only the advanced tip capability but also the structures
with which to test them.
The Company combines unique research and manufacturing skills with
extensive experience in micro- and nanofabrication technology. The
company pioneered stencil mask technology and the batch fabrication of
silicon AFM probe tips and tip characterizers.com/

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations about
market condition, market acceptance and future sales of Veeco's
products, Veeco's future financial performance, future disclosures, or
otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are
forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
statements made.

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US Biosystems
provides sophisticated testing and data management services to a diverse
customer base serving the engineering, chemical, manufacturing, refining,
waste management and related environmental markets. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in
demand for products, delays in product development, delays in market
acceptance of new products , retention of customers and employees, adequate
supply of raw materials, the successful integration and consolidation of the
Maine production facilities, inability to obtain or delays in obtaining fourth
party, including AOAC, or required government approvals, the ability to meet
increased market demand, competition, protection of intellectual property,
non-infringement of intellectual property, seasonality, and other factors more
fully described in SDI's public filings with the U . Securities and Exchange
Commission. For the methodology used
in the resource calculation, please refer to Madison's March 19, 2004
news release that is posted on Madison's web-site at
www.6 g /t gold and 12 to 40 g/t silver occur within
this trend, including the recently received results over 37 metres
from Trench #128, which is located near the postulated intersection of
the South Pump Creek trend and the Southwest Zone:

Sample Length Au Ag Pb Zn Au Equiv.19 g/t gold and
2.3 to 32. Samples
were fire assayed for gold, with AA finish; results for other elements
used the ICP procedure.

To find out more about Madison Minerals Inc.
Team Nanotec develops, manufacturers and sells, among other
products, AFM tips that are often used by Veeco's customers in
conjunction with its systems.

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