Universal Detection Technology in Partnership With Rutgers/CAIT to Present at the Homeland Security Conference at Fairleigh Dickinson University

Business Wire, August 8, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB:UDTT) - The Company announced today that it will be exhibiting its technology and detection mechanism at the Homeland Security Conference taking place at the Edward Williams Hall Auditorium of the Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey on August 22nd, 2005. UDTT will be jointly attending and presenting at the conference with representatives from Rutgers University's Center of Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT). The conference is anticipated to be a well attended industry event. UDTT plans to gain maximum exposure by exhibiting BSM-2000 throughout the conference and by giving a short presentation to a select group of interested officials, authorities, and investors.

Invitees include (but are not limited to) consortium members, non-represented NJ universities and colleges (including 2 year schools), representatives of the state (Department of Transportation, Department of Law and Public Safety, etc.), the Port Authority of NY/NJ, Federal Emergency Management Agency, State and Local Office of Emergency Management, NYC agencies, etc.

"We look forward to exhibiting our advanced evacuation software in conjunction with UDTT's BSM-2000 to authorities from various agencies including FEAM, MTA, and the NY/NJ Port Authority," said Dr. Ali Maher from Rutgers.

"Through our relationship with Rutgers University, we have been able to design various programs aimed at verification and implementation of our bio-terrorism detection technology including cooperation programs with the NY/NJ Port Authority. We anticipate our presence in the upcoming conference will result in meaningful research, development, sales, and marketing leads that we hope will create more opportunities to further utilize our technology to monitor the air at different locations for the presence of potential bio-terror warfare agents," said Jacques Tizabi, UDTT's chairman and CEO.

About Universal Detection Technology

Universal Detection Technology (UDT), founded in 1973, is a developer of monitoring technologies, including bio-terrorism detection devices. Management believes that the Company's technology, together with third party technologies and devices, has positioned it to capitalize on growth and value opportunities related to Homeland Security. Universal Detection Technology, in cooperation with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has developed a bio-terror 'smoke' detector, which combines JPL's spore detection technology with UDTT's aerosol capture device. For more information, please visit http://udtt.invrel.net or http://www.udetection.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the funding of amounts of capital adequate to provide for our working capital needs and our timely repayment of debt, our ability to timely and cost effectively complete the development and testing of our products targeted to the bio-chemical market, our ability to commercially produce our products on a profitable basis, commercial acceptance of our products, product price volatility, product demand, market competition and general economic conditions, and other factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation and do not intend to revise or update publicly any forward looking statements for any reason.