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Through a collaboration with Dyomics GmbH, an innovative developer and manufacturer of fluorescent dyes and other markers for biomolecular research, Fisher Biosciences is now able to develop and manufacture an expanded range of products for protein and nucleic-acid detection under the Pierce brand. Based in Jena, Germany, Dyomics is a leader in fluorescent-dye chemistry. Its products are used in a number of scientific-research, drug-discovery and diagnostic applications -- including Western blotting, multiplex detection of proteins and nucleic acids, protein interaction and antibody arrays, quantitative PCR (polymerase chain reaction), and cellular imaging. When used as markers for proteins and other biomolecules such as DNA and RNA, fluorescent dyes help scientists map protein pathways to better understand the underlying mechanisms of disease. "This technology is extremely important to scientific research and drug discovery," said Leland Foster, Chief Executive Officer of Fisher Biosciences. "The collaboration with Dyomics will enable us to offer customers improved detection performance and development of products for new applications, allowing us to offer fluorescent as well as chemiluminescent-detection methodologies." Under the Pierce brand, Fisher Biosciences currently offers protein-research products based primarily on chemiluminescent and colorimetric detection. The collaboration with Dyomics will expand Fisher Biosciences' capabilities to offer state-of-the-art fluorescently labeled reagents. Fisher Biosciences is a unit of Fisher Scientific International Inc., which recently acquired an equity interest in Dyomics. This transaction strengthens the existing relationship between the two companies, which had previously partnered in the development of Fisher Biosciences' protein-research products sold under the DyLight(TM) brand. "We are excited about this collaboration with Dyomics and the opportunities it brings to better serve our customers," said Foster. About Pierce Pierce is a business unit of the Fisher Biosciences group, offering leading research products for use in protein chemistry, sample handling, immunology and chromatography. Pierce is especially strong in the protein chemistry-related field where it enjoys international recognition for its technologies, products and kits used for protein detection and quantitation. For more information about Pierce-brand products visit www.piercenet.com or call 815-968-0747. About Fisher Biosciences Fisher Biosciences, a unit of Fisher Scientific International Inc. (NYSE: FSH), manufactures and supplies a wide range of products and services across the general-chemistry and life-sciences arenas. From fine and high-purity chemicals, clinical diagnostics, proprietary protein-research and cell-culture products, and sterile-liquid-handling systems, to innovative RNA-interference technology and high content screening, Fisher Biosciences serves scientific-research, healthcare, drug-discovery, and general industrial customers around the world. About Dyomics Dyomics GmbH (http://www.dyomics.com) is a private biotechnology company located in Jena, Germany's booming biotech center. Dyomics, founded in 1999, is an industry leader offering innovative fluorescent labels with absorption maxima in the range between 400 and 900 nm. These labels, called DY-dyes, have been used in various applications with exceptional success.