Vivione Biosciences Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vivione Biosciences, LLC, announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Institute for Environmental Health Inc. The strategic alliance with IEH will provide Vivione with access to IEH's 119 locations, technology, personnel and infrastructure. When coupled with Vivione's RAPID-B system, the new strategic alliance provides the companies with a new service opportunity in the oil and gas sector that is unrivaled. The new product offerings are especially significant in the oil and gas sector, where the economic and environmental impact of microbial contamination is an ever-present concern.

The new diagnostic tests co-developed by IEH and Vivione can reduce producers' costs by accurately and rapidly diagnosing the bacteria issues that could potentially cost producers hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.