NEW YORK, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AMDeC,
LLC today announced continued expansion of its Vendor Partnership
Program to include products offered by Sigma® Life Science, the
innovative biological products and services business of
Sigma-Aldrich® (Nasdaq: SIAL). AMDeC is a consortium of
pre-eminent academic medical research institutions in the
New York region that is focused on
increasing efficiencies and encouraging collaboration in academic
medical research.
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"The addition of Sigma Life Science as a Vendor Partner is in
keeping with AMDeC's goal of creating opportunities that directly
benefit our Members, bringing them the highest quality products and
services on the cutting edge of life science research while also
realizing savings – especially critical in this
resource-constrained environment," said Maria K. Mitchell, Ph.D., President of AMDeC.
"Working with Vendor Partners such as Sigma, we can facilitate
access to the advanced products and technologies required for
biological research today, with the goal of catalyzing innovation
and expediting discovery."
Information on the Sigma products and preferred pricing
available to AMDeC Members will be listed on the Vendor Partners
portion of AMDeC F.I.R.S.T.™, a real-time, online registry of
biomedical research technology and resources accessible to all
Members. Sigma products covered by the agreement will include
the comprehensive custom oligo and peptide product portfolio (DNA,
RNA, siRNA and peptide libraries), as well as core reagents that
cater to the genomic and proteomic workflows. It is
anticipated that the number and type of products falling within the
scope of the agreement will expand over time and will include
promotions created specifically for AMDeC members.
"We are proud to join AMDeC in their continuous efforts to
advance life science research in academia. Our commitment and
support to the life science community are unrivaled and proven by
our dedication to continuously expand upon enabling technologies,
such as our CompoZr® Zinc Finger Nuclease technology and SAGE Labs
custom animal services," said David
Smoller, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Sigma-Aldrich.
"Sigma-Aldrich recognizes the critical role of academic
research in improving human health. We are pleased at the
opportunity to play an even more active role in this important
endeavor."
About the Vendor Partnership Program and AMDeC
F.I.R.S.T.™
The Vendor Partnership Program is one of several efforts
spearheaded by AMDeC to increase efficiencies. The program
enables AMDeC Member institutions to access advanced technologies
and discounted pricing on a range of products and services. These
valuable partnerships, negotiated by AMDeC on behalf of the entire
consortium, leverage AMDeC's collective purchasing power and lead
to greater cost efficiencies and economies of scale for all
Members. The program also provides early access to the newest
biomedical technologies, as well as increased grant competitiveness
for Member institutions. Other Vendor Partners include such
companies as Agilent Technologies, BioStorage Technologies, Inc.,
NuGEN, and RainDance Technologies.
Information related to the Vendor Partnership Program can be
found on AMDeC F.I.R.S.T.™, a user-friendly, secure, online
platform offering a single point of entry to real-time information
on core facility services and instruments that are available for
use across the entire consortium. This includes information
on available laboratories, instruments, resources, services and
technologies, which can be accessed on a fee-for-service basis.
The Registry currently features information on hundreds of
instruments and services. Access to AMDeC F.I.R.S.T. and
information about the Vendor Partnerships are available to all
AMDeC members. For more information, log on to
www.amdec.org
About AMDeC, LLC
AMDeC, LLC is a consortium of pre-eminent academic biomedical
research institutions. In its 14-year history, AMDeC has led the
way in team science, resource-sharing efforts, member services
focused on cost savings and technology access, and private sector
participation with academia. AMDeC creates programs and
services, such as AMDeC F.I.R.S.T.™, the Vendor Partnership
Program, and the Technology Access Program, to facilitate
collaboration and efficient use of resources.
About Sigma Life Science
Sigma Life Science is a Sigma-Aldrich business that represents
the Company's leadership in innovative biological products and
services for the global life science market and offers an array of
biologically-rich products and reagents that researchers use in
scientific investigation. Product areas include biomolecules,
genomics and functional genomics, cells and cell-based assays,
transgenics, protein assays, stem cell research, epigenetics and
custom services/oligonucleotides. Sigma Life Science also provides
an extensive range of critical bioessentials like biochemicals,
antibiotics, buffers, carbohydrates, enzymes, forensic tools,
hematology and histology, nucleotides, amino acids and their
derivatives, and cell culture media.
About Sigma-Aldrich
Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology
company committed to Enabling Science to Improve the Quality of
Life. Its chemical and biochemical products and kits are used in
scientific research, including genomic and proteomic research,
biotechnology, pharmaceutical development and as key components in
pharmaceutical, diagnostic and other high technology manufacturing.
The Company has customers in life science companies, university and
government institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one
million scientists and technologists use its products.
Sigma-Aldrich operates in 40 countries and has 7,900 employees
providing excellent service worldwide. For more information about
Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning Web site at
http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
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