Partners of the "BIOTechnikum" initiative

WALDNER Laboreinrichtungen GmbH & Co. KG is a company in the WALDNER company group, which employs approx. 1,100 employees worldwide. The South German company has been developing and producing laboratory equipment for your every need for more than 60 years. For decades WALDNER laboratory equipment has been the leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment systems for industry, universities, schools and hospitals in Europe. The mc6® laboratory equipment system by WALDNER is based on the principle of the modular system. Depending on the situation and aims, it can supplement existing equipment elements or lead to completely new plan solutions. The strict adherence to a contrived measurement grid for the basic components has a maximum effect on design variations in every functional area of the laboratory. The innovative leadership of the WALDNER laboratory equipment is primarily based on the ground breaking solutions and developments in outlet technology.

www.waldner-lab.com

Eppendorf is a biotech company which develops, produces and distributes systems for use in life-science research laboratories worldwide. Its product range includes pipettes, dispensers and centrifuges as well as consumables such as micro test tubes and pipette tips. In addition, Eppendorf provides instruments and systems for cell manipulation, automated devices for liquid handling, complete equipment for DNA amplification and biochips. A series of complementary products manufactured by Eppendorf and other companies round off this product range. Eppendorf products are aimed at academic and commercial research institutes, particularly in the field of biotechnology, as well as at industrial companies from the pharmaceutical and food industries, for example, where biotech research processes are used. The company’s chief market is North America, followed by Western Europe and Asia. Eppendorf was founded in Hamburg (head office) in 1945 and today has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. The company has subsidiaries in 20 countries and is represented in all its major markets by distribution partners. With its highly successfully and well-established brand name, the Eppendorf Group managed to generate sales of more than EUR 346 million in 2007, with earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of approximately EUR 62.5 million.

www.eppendorf.com

Roche, a research orientated health company, makes discovery and development of new diagnostics and medications the focus of their activities. With innovative products the company creates significant benefits for doctors and patients regarding prevention, early recognition, diagnosis, therapy and monitoring illnesses. Roche is one of the largest biotech companies worldwide and is a leader in research, development and production of biopharmaceuticals, such as monoclonal antibodies. The upper Bavarian location of Penzberg played a significant role in this success. The factory is one of the largest biotech centres in Europe and is the most important biotechnological research, development and production centre in the Roche group. With the focus on ”Biotechnology“ the factory with its currently 4,500 employees, is being further extended, in order to accommodate the constantly growing demand for diagnostics and medications, even in the future.

www.roche.com / www.roche.com/home/science/sci_btrailer.htm / 
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Bio-Rad Laboratories GmbH is a subsidiary of the Bio-Rad Group, one of the leading companies in the field of life science and diagnostics with more than 6,300 employees throughout the world. Bio-Rad Laboratories develops, produces and distributes apparatus, reagent kits and consumables for molecular biological and biochemical research in life science as well as for clinical diagnostics.<//font><//u>

www.bio-rad.com

The Duran Group is the global leader in the production of borosilicate glass, a special glass invented by Otto Schott in 1887 and registered under the brand name Duran in 1938. In 2005, Schott Duran was hived off and taken over by Adcuram Industriekapital AG. Since then, the company has been under the umbrella of the DURAN Group with its sites in Mainz (Duran Produktions GmbH & Co. KG) and Wertheim in Germany as well as Pula in Croatia. The DURAN Group covers the entire value chain from melting to precise moulding and additional processing. Industrial special glass by Duran is used in numerous industries, such as mechanical engineering, chemistry and medical technology. The company is divided into three business segments: laboratory glass, industrial glass and industrial special glass. Thanks to its superb properties, such as thermal and chemical resistance, and its unique quality, DURAN laboratory glass remains a permanent fixture in everyday laboratory practice more than 120 years on. Alongside the standard range of laboratory glass (beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks, etc.), the DURAN Group, particularly in the area of laboratory bottles, offers not just proven and familiar standard bottles but also a broad spectrum of bottles with special properties (pressure resistance, wide-necked thread, plastic coating), as well as extensive original accessories.

www.duran-group.com

Fermentas specialises in the development, production and marketing of high-quality molecular biology products. A solid scientific and R&D background, product development experience, flexibility and a strong team spirit shape its corporate philosophy and make Fermentas an ideal research and development partner for bringing new technologies to the market. Fermentas maintains a catalogue with more than 700 molecular biology products, including restriction enzymes, FastDigest® enzymes, DNA/RNA-modifying enzymes, products for PCR, DNA/RNA/protein ladders, kits for molecular biology, nucleotides, transfection reagents and other reagents. All Fermentas products are manufactured in new class D clean room facilities qualified and certified according to EU directives and ISPE guidelines, which is a prerequisite for GMP manufacturing processes. Class D clean room facilities together with the Fermentas quality assurance system operating according to ISO9001 (quality assurance) and ISO14001 (environmental protection criteria) enable the company to guarantee the industry’s highest quality for the entire product line.

www.fermentas.com

With 19 years' experience, GATC Biotech is a leading provider of DNA sequencing services and bioinformatics software for industry and academia worldwide. GATC Biotech offers complete sequencing solutions, from sample prep to high throughput genome sequencing and bioinformatics. It is the only company in Europe that uses all leading high throughput sequencing technologies, the ABI 3730XL™, Illumina Genome Analyzer™ and Roche GS FLX™, providing the flexibility to tailor programs to meet customer requirements. The sequencing services are complemented by a range of innovative bioinformatics software including Lasergene™ (DNA sequence analysis software), GenVision (visualization software), ArrayStar (microarray gene expression analysis software) and SeqMan NGen (Next Generation sequence assembly software) by DNASTAR Inc.. Headquartered in Constance, Germany, GATC Biotech has more than 90 employees and serves over 10,000 customers in 40 countries. The company has subsidiaries in France, the UK and Sweden. GATC Biotech is privately owned and has been ISO-certified since 1997.

www.gatc-biotech.com

Greiner Bio-One GmbH develops, produces and distributes plastic laboratory equipment. The company is a technology partner for universities and research institutes, as well as the diagnostic, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. With the BioScience division, Greiner Bio-One ranks among the leading providers of specialised products for the cultivation and analysis of cell and tissue cultures, as well as microplates for high-throughput screening, allowing industry and research extremely fast and efficient drug screening. Greiner Bio-One also develops innovative biochips for genotyping. The German headquarters of the BioScience division in Frickenhausen (Baden-Württemberg), run by Managing Director Heinz Schmid, controls all the research and development activities in the product ranges Cell Culture, High-Throughput Screening, Biochips and OEM. Greiner Bio-One GmbH is a division of Greiner Bio-One International AG based in Kremsmünster (Austria). Greiner Bio-One International AG currently generates sales of EUR 241.7 million. It has around 1,200 employees and operates globally with 18 subsidiaries of its own and numerous distribution partners in more than 100 countries.

www.gbo.com/bioscience

GREISINGER, headquartered in Regenstauf, Germany, is a manufacturer of specialised measuring and control equipment. The company produces precision handheld instruments with sensors suitable for measuring temperature, humidity, pressure, current, wind speed, moisture in material and wood, electrical conductivity, ph, redox, dissolved oxygen and atmospheric oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and sound levels. In addition to indicators and controllers for industrial use, GREISINGER’s product range also includes data loggers for industrial applications for the purposes of measuring, among other things, temperature, humidity and air pressure, humidity and temperature (climate), standard signals or pulses. The company also provides industrial sensors, measuring equipment and indicators for applications in potentially explosive atmospheres, accessories such as software, power supply units and signal converters, and also alarms. The development of customised instruments completes the offering.

www.greisinger.de/index.php?language=en

Hirschmann Laborgeräte has been developing progressive solutions to everyday problems in medical laboratories, research and industry for more than 40 years – solutions that offer guaranteed quality, cost-effectiveness, reliability, maximum precision and technical perfection. The fact that the company has been certified in accordance with ISO 9001 for more than ten years now is just one reason for its ability to deliver the very best. This maxim is observed by the entire product range, from measuring instruments in volumetric analysis to liquid-handling products for dispensing, pipetting and titration, and precision glas capillaries. In terms of precision glass capillaries in particular, Hirschmann Laborgeräte is one of only three manufacturers in the world to be able to produce capillaries in such high precision. In addition to its head office in Eberstadt, Germany, the company also has a branch in Louisville, KY, USA and representative offices on all five continents. Hirschmann delivers to more than 100 countries around the world, making its products a fixture of everyday laboratory practice. [Translate to Englisch:] Hirschmann Laborgeräte entwickelt seit über 40 Jahren zukunftsweisende Problemlösungen für die tägliche Arbeit im medizinischen Labor, in der Forschung und in der Industrie. In garantierter Qualität, wirtschaftlich, sicher, von höchster Präzision und technisch perfekt. Dafür bürgt nicht nur die seit über zehn Jahren fest verankerte Zertifizierung nach ISO 9001. Dieser Maxime folgt das ganze Produktprogramm von maßanalytischen Volumenmessinstrumenten über die  für die Bereiche Dosieren, Pipettieren und Titrieren sowie . Speziell bei den Präzisionskapillaren ist Hirschmann Laborgeräte einer von weltweit nur drei Herstellern, die in dieser Präzision Kapillare ziehen können. Neben seinem Hauptsitz in Eberstadt verfügt das Unternehmen über eine Niederlassungin in Louisville, KY, USA und Vertretungen auf allen fünf Kontinenten. Hirschmann liefert in über 100 Länder der Welt und ist somit ein Bestandteil der täglichen Laborarbeit.

http://www.hirschmann-laborgeraete.de/englisch/default.htm / info(at)hirschmannlab.de

The success of Infors AG has long been sustained by the seven I's i.e.: ideas, innovations, improvisation, individuality, intuition, inspiration, and last but not least a spot of irrationality from time to time, because we often view problems from an unusual perspective. An inclination to experiment and inventive talent are contributory factors too and inspire all who are involved. This distinct team spirit has helped us to constantly safeguard our independence ond to retain a secure place as an SME in the shaker's and bioreactor's market. The first attempts to develop special pumps for blood transfusion took place during the pioneering phase of the 1960ies. Today we enjoy an excellent reputation as a small but mobile and flexible Company in the areas of both industry and research, the two elements which, incidentally, make up our Company name in the German language. An abundance of patents and fruitful partnerships have emerged over the last few decades and will continue to further enrich our customers' research efforts in the future.

http://www.infors-ht.com/index.php?lang=en

IKA®-Werke is a market leader in laboratory and analytical technology and also mechanical engineering with branches all over the world. We have established a close relationship with our international customers that spans decades. This is based partly on the high quality and innovation of our products and partly on our commitment to developing solutions for complex applications. An outstanding creative range of appliances has enabled the company to firmly consolidate its leading position in the world market over the last number of years. As a result of this creativity, IKA® has already won multiple design and innovation awards.

www.ika.net

INTEGRA Biosciences provides biotechnologists with innovative tools for daily use in the laboratory. Value to the customer and functional reliability are of primary importance in the development of new products. INTEGRA Biosciences develops and produces this equipment in Switzerland – SWISS Quality! The German market is expertly served by the sales and service organisation INTEGRA Biosciences GmbH. International distribution is organised from Switzerland. The devices and systems for dosing, aspirating, agitating and sterilising liquids are used in molecular, cellular and microbiology. INTEGRA Biosciences strives to be at the forefront of technology with all its products. With the famous PIPETBOY pipettor, the company has enjoyed an excellent reputation for many years now. With the DOSE IT dosing pump, new standards are being set in terms of user friendliness. Media preparation is made considerably easier with the MEDIACLAVE and MEDIAJET. The VACUSAFE  offers a complete vacuum system at a fair price, and the FIREBOY Safety Bunsen Burner minimises the risk of explosions and fires in the laboratory.

www.integra-biosciences.com

Sartorius Stedim Biotech is a leading provider of products and services for development, quality assurance and production processes in the biopharmaceutical industry. With integrated solutions covering fermentation, filtration, purification, media storage and media transport as well as laboratory technologies, Sartorius Stedim Biotech helps its customers develop and produce biotech medication safely, quickly and economically. With a clear focus on innovative single-use technologies and value-adding services, Sartorius Stedim Biotech is shaping the rapid technological transformation in its industry. Strongly rooted in science and research and closely allied with customers and technology partners, the company realises its philosophy of “turning science into solutions” on a daily basis. Headquartered in Aubagne, France, Sartorius Stedim Biotech is listed on Euronext Paris. With manufacturing and R&D sites in Europe, North America and Asia and a global network of sales companies, the company enjoys a worldwide presence. Its main manufacturing and R&D site is in Germany. The company employs over 2,300 people, and in 2007 generated pro forma sales of EUR 375.9 million.

www.sartorius.com