Millipore and CRS Robotics Corporation to Co-Market Optimal Sample Prep for the Ultra-High Throughput Assay Market

23-Jan-2002

BEDFORD, Mass. & BURLINGTON, Ontari - Jan. 22, 2002 - Millipore Corporation and CRS robotics Corporation today announced a non-exclusive agreement to co-market automated, ultra-high throughput sample-prep applications for genomics, proteomics and drug discovery. These solutions combine CRS instrumentation with Millipore's sample-prep platforms and validated software protocols.

Ralph Steedman, president and chief executive officer of CRS Robotics said, "By combining our instrumentation with Millipore technology, we can provide automated sample preparation solutions for some of the worlds highest throughput research centers. To our knowledge this is the first ultra high throughput system available to the market for this application. Our mission is to pioneer advanced sample-prep methods by equipping our customers with robust systems and optimized protocols."

"Millipore continues to identify partners whose capabilities are a natural extension of our own," said Bill Emhiser, president of Millipore's Life Science Division. "Developed for use on robotic systems, our sample-prep technology is ideally suited to meet the demands of CRS' high throughput customers."

The agreement further establishes both companies' competitive position in the sample-prep purification market for Life Science customers. Millipore's high throughput sample-prep platforms include 96-well and 384-well Montage(TM) kits for genomics sample prep applications including PCR cleanup, sequencing reaction cleanup, BAC minipreps and plasmid minipreps.

About CRS

CRS has been acknowledged as one of the few companies on the forefront of laboratory automation technology. Core competencies of the company include integrated lab automation solutions using advanced software in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research applications marketed worldwide. CRS is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario and has subsidiaries in the United States and Europe. Further information can be found at the company's web site at www.crsrobotics.com.

About Millipore

Millipore is a multinational, high technology bioscience company that provides technologies, tools and services for the development and production of new therapeutic drugs. It serves the life science research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. For more information visit www.millipore.com.

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