ST. LOUIS, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced the release of the first phase
of its new website, www.sigma-aldrich.com. The new site has been
redesigned to support and enhance scientific workflow in an effort
to help researchers more easily find the information, tools,
products and services they need to accelerate research and
discovery. The Company plans to continue to roll out innovative
upgrades to the site over the next twelve months.
Based on input from hundreds of customer interviews, the new
design is expected to strengthen the already powerful connection
between Sigma-Aldrich and the research and manufacturing
communities. By incorporating numerous user-requested features and
cutting-edge usability techniques, visitors to the site will find
quick availability and easy access to Sigma-Aldrich's
industry-leading search tools, including Structure Search and Your
Favorite Gene, as well as access to rich technical data, the latest
relevant research developments, and information about Sigma-Aldrich
products and services.
"First announced to the investment and customer communities as
part of Sigma-Aldrich's Strategic Plan, our enhanced web presence
focuses on customer requirements and their need for better, faster
scientific results," said Rakesh
Sachdev, Sigma-Aldrich President and CEO. "We expect these
enhancements to accelerate the already extensive use of our website
for research and for the convenient purchase of scientific
products. In 2010, our online sales accounted for nearly one-half
our Company's research product revenue."
Amanda Halford, Vice President
eBusiness at Sigma-Aldrich said, "Sigma-Aldrich is proud to serve
as a Company of scientists helping fellow scientists. Our new
website provides researchers across multiple disciplines with the
information and tools they require to select the best products for
their experiments. The internet is a major component in scientists'
daily professional lives. We expect that the cutting-edge evolution
of our website will continue to make the Sigma-Aldrich site one
they will want to visit again and again."
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particular levels of revenue in the future. In particular,
management's expectations regarding the launch could be affected
by, among other things, unexpected regulatory actions or delays or
government regulation generally; the Company's ability to obtain or
maintain patent or other proprietary intellectual property
protection; competition in general; government, industry and
general public pricing pressures; the impact that the foregoing
factors could have on the values attributed to the Company's assets
and liabilities as recorded in its consolidated balance sheet, and
other risks and factors referred to in Sigma-Aldrich's current
Form 10-K on file with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
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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. More than 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 website
at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
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Biotechnology L.P. and Sigma-Aldrich Co.
SOURCE Sigma-Aldrich Corporation