Sigma-Aldrich Announces CE Mark CertificationST. LOUIS, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce the certificationof its Cell Culture and Hematology & Histology products with a CE Mark, making them eligible for sale in the European Union.Under the European IVD Directive, certain products must meet regulatory requirements in order to qualify for sale anddistribution in the European Union. The CE Marking indicates that a product complies with EU safety, environmental, andquality standards. Sigma-Aldrich has satisfactorily completed the testing and registration required to obtain CE Marking forapproximately 400 of its products in the Cell Culture and Hematology & Histology product lines.Eight product families in the Hematology & Histology line, including 250 products, have received the CE Marking, includingRoutine and Special Hematology stains, Routine and Special Histology stains, Histopaque Cell Separation media, Cytochemicalstains, Cytology stains, and Histology stains.The Cell Culture line received CE marking for 17 product families that include 150 products. Product families given CEMarkings were Liquid Media with or without glutamine and sodium pyruvate, Concentrated Liquid Media, Salt Solutions with andwithout sodium bicarbonate, trypsin and penicillin solutions, Powered Media with and without glutamine, Powdered SaltMixtures, Amniocyte Media, Bone Marrow Media, BSK-H Media, Fetal Bovine Serum, Cytogenics reagents and Supplements,
L15 Leibovitz Media and Peripheral Blood Medica.
"Sigma-Aldrich's commitment to quality and safety are second to none," said Marilyn Baltz, PhD, Regulatory Site Manager at
Sigma-Aldrich. "Obtaining the CE Mark confirms the excellence of our products and secures our presence in the European
Union marketplace."
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company. Our biochemical and organic
chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the
diagnosis of disease and chemical manufacturing. We have customers in life science companies, university and government
institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one million scientists and technologists use our products. Sigma-Aldrich operates in
34 countries and has 6,000 employees providing excellent service worldwide. We are committed to the success of our
Customers, Employees and Shareholders through leadership in Life Science, High Technology and Service. For more
information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit our award-winning web site at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com .
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SOURCE Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
CONTACT: Inquiries, George Crowell, Hematology & Histology,
+1-800-521-8956, X 2083, Carl Schrott, Cell Culture, +1-800-521-8956, X 2600;
MarCom Inquiries, Kelley Euchner, +1-314-286-8319, all of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Web site: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com
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