"Inc. 5000 continues to be the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."

"SeQual Technologies Inc. is pleased to have received the recognition related to this award and would like to thank our customers and most of all the patients who use our products each day to improve the quality of their lives," said Ron Richard, CEO of SeQual Technologies Inc. "Chronic lung disease affects millions of people worldwide and is now the 4th leading cause of death in the United States according to recent medical statistics. The Eclipse 2 with AutoSAT is our latest product offering and solution for patients needing supplemental oxygen. It provides continuous, as well as pulse modes and with AutoSAT can produce the highest levels of oxygen output in a small, compact, portable package. We are dedicated to the needs of the long term oxygen patients and improving their overall quality of life by making it easier to travel and live with their disease."

"We have been very privileged to develop oxygen technologies that also support our troops in their services across the globe," continued Mr. Richard. "SeQual Technologies Inc. has designed oxygen systems specifically for the demands in the battlefield and on the front lines. The Eclipse is integrated into ambush protection vehicles that are deployed for troops' medical needs in Iraq and Afghanistan."

The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region, can be found at http://www.inc5000.com.

Methodology

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.

ABOUT SEQUAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Founded in 1991, SeQual offers a family of innovative products ranging from the 3 LPM (liter-per-minute) continuous flow portable Eclipse to its popular, compact, easy-to-use bedside 10 LPM unit. SeQual's air separation systems are used for industrial applications such as water purification, oxygenation for aquaculture, producing feed gas for ozone generators, or for any other processes needing high-purity, dry oxygen or nitrogen on site. SeQual is a private company based in San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.sequal.com