Corporate Profile for Gelman Sciences Inc., dated May 17, 1996.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and information services See Information Systems. . These include Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance News/Retrieval, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Reuter Company Newsyear, Reuter Business Briefing, DataTimes, Nexis, Dialog, NewsNet, America OnLine See AOL. , CompuServe, Delphi, Individual's HeadsUp and First!, Desktop Data's NewsEdge, UMI UMI University Microfilms International UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands (ISO Country code) UMI University of Miami UMI Universal Management Infrastructure (IBM) Data Courier, NewsBank, Information Access Company, Prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. , Comtex and many others. -0- Published date: May 17, 1996 Company name: Gelman Sciences Inc.
Address: 600 S. Wagner Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9019
Telephone No.: 800/521-1520 Chief Executive Officer: Charles Gelman Investor Relations Contact: Ivo Marcich Business number: 313/913-6577 Public Relations Contact: Bill Dawson Business number: 313/913-6522 Trading symbol: GSC Industry: Microfiltration manufacturing Company description: The company designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive line of specialty microfiltration products for the separation, purification, and sterilization sterilization Any surgical procedure intended to end fertility permanently (see contraception). Such operations remove or interrupt the anatomical pathways through which the cells involved in fertilization travel (see reproductive system). of liquids and gases. The company's core technologies are the manufacturing of microporous membranes which serve as a barrier, filter, or separator of microscopic particles and the packaging and sealing of these membranes into microfiltration products. The company's products include syringe syringe /sy·ringe/ (si-rinj´) (sir´inj) an instrument for injecting liquids into or withdrawing them from any vessel or cavity. , capsule and cartridge filters, microporous membranes and other microfiltration products. Microfiltration products with healthcare applications account for over 60% of the company's sales. These products are sold to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare companies for use in the research and manufacturing of new drugs and vaccines and their administration to patients. The company believes that it offers a greater variety of membranes and microfiltration products in its markets than any other manufacturer and that it has built significant brand recognition, particularly in scientific and industrial laboratories. Nearly all of the company's microfiltration products are disposable, and many are used in high volume applications requiring regular replacement. The company's products are marketed worldwide for scientific and industrial applications in the healthcare/OEM, biotechnology/pharmaceutical, environmental/analytical, fluids microfiltration, and membrane manufacturing markets. The company's product lines include: Healthcare/OEM products - used in applications such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, delivery of intravenous solutions to patients and hemodialysis hemodialysis /he·mo·di·al·y·sis/ (-di-al´i-sis) removal of certain elements from the blood by virtue of the difference in rates of their diffusion through a semipermeable membrane while being circulated outside the body; the process treatment. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and membrane applications include medical devices. Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical products - that allow customers to develop a separation protocol in the laboratory, transfer it to the pilot plant for scale up, and validate it in production. Environmental/Analytical products - used in environmental monitoring and testing, as well as field and laboratory testing of groundwater, wastewater, air and hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. . Gelman Sciences has the longest history and most extensive experience in environmental monitoring and testing. Fluids Microfiltration products - which offer a full line of filtration products for chemical, microelectronics, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , and other manufacturing applications. Membrane products - sold primarily to medical products manufacturers who incorporate them into products such as medical devices and diagnostic kits for early detection of pregnancy and monitoring levels of cholesterol and glucose. Gelman Sciences has a team of top engineers with expertise in plastics engineering, automated assembly, and membrane development and manufacturing. CONTACT: Gelman Sciences Inc. |
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