IRVINE, Calif. - Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with ican, Inc., a provide of online resources for healthcare professionals. Under the agreement, ASP will provide sponsorship for the disinfection and sterilization sections of icanPrevent, ican's new in-depth educational Web site for infection control and infectious disease professionals. For more information visit www.icanprevent.com.
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