TUSTIN, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 27, 2007 -- The Indiana State Department of Health has acquired 22 Franek Technologies certified Category III-3 Laboratory Battery Backup Power Protection Systems (LPS/UPS) to protect mission critical instruments conducting pandemic research and clinical analysis as part of the state’s emergency preparedness measures and the nation’s Bio-Shield Program. As a result of these installations, the Indiana State Department of Health laboratories will be protected against power fluctuations or failure that could otherwise cause loss of samples and data, costly damage to instrumentation, as well as significant lost productive time.