SciQuest Announces E-Commerce Partnership With Schleicher & Schuell, A Market Leader In Diagnostics, Filtration And Life Science Products.Business Editors RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000 Schleicher & Schuell joins growing list of suppliers exclusively using SciQuest's e-marketplace services SciQuest (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SQST), a builder and operator of private marketplaces and supply chain solutions exclusively focused on leading research enterprises and their supplier partners worldwide, announced today a five-year strategic alliance with Schleicher & Schuell, a market leader in diagnostics, filtration and life science products. The Schleicher & Schuell product line will be available online to SciQuest customers in the first quarter of 2001. "E-commerce is a vital sales channel for us and SciQuest is a crucial element of our strategy to bring products to market and increase our brand differentiation," said Peter Konstantin, Schleicher & Schuell's president and general manager. "The alliance allows us to expand and accelerate our e-commerce and web-based services for both existing and potential customers. It also enables us to lower the cost of acquiring new customers while providing better service to our current clients." The company has two Web sites: www.s-and-s.com and www.arraying.com. Under the terms of the strategic alliance agreement, SciQuest will be Schleicher & Schuell's exclusive third-party provider of electronic marketplace services. "We chose SciQuest because of its strong marketing and sales expertise, extensive reach and technical capabilities," Konstantin added. "Delivering value-added services in a reliable and efficient Internet environment is important to us and we are pleased to be offering this to Schleicher & Schuell's customers," said Cecil Kost, SciQuest's president of E-Commerce. "Our years of experience in the scientific and laboratory products arena, combined with our web-based technologies, make us ideally suited to uniquely meet their needs to reach customers cost-effectively via our e-marketplace solutions." "Schleicher & Schuell sells to our primary customer groups - pharmaceutical, biological/biotech, chemical and academic - which should help us drive adoption, particularly in the largest buying organizations. It also leverages our technology expertise - particularly our integration capabilities - our proven electronic order management channel and our exclusive focus on the $36 billion scientific research industry," added Scott Andrews, SciQuest's co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Other suppliers that have selected SciQuest as their exclusive provider of e-marketplace services include: Alltech Associates; Amersham Pharmacia Biotech; Ambion; BioWhittaker, a Cambrex Company; Endogen, a Perbio Science Company; KPL KPL Khaosan Pathet Lao (News Agency, Laos) KPL Korporaal (Dutch) KPL Korporal (German) KPL Kansas Power & Light KPL Kerry Properties Limited KPL Kit Parts List ; NEN Nen, river, China Nen (nŭn) or Nonni (nôn`nē), river, 740 mi (1,191 km) long, rising in the Yilehuli (Ilkuri) Mts., N Heilongjiang prov. Life Sciences (now a part of PerkinElmer Life Sciences); PerkinElmer, Inc.; Pierce, a Perbio Science Company; QIAGEN; and Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. About SciQuest SciQuest is a builder and operator of private marketplaces and supply chain solutions focused exclusively on leading research enterprises and their supplier partners worldwide. Its unbiased position and domain expertise make SciQuest the best qualified to make e-commerce work for science through enabling technologies, supply chain solutions and e-services. The company's proven technology and back-office infrastructure can be utilized independently or integrated with leading software vendors and supplier systems to unite science, information and technology. SciQuest's solutions, including the EMAX EMAX Email Address Exchange Service electronic research asset management and planning solutions, enhance innovation and improve operational effectiveness. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C., the company has North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. offices in Mountain View, Calif.; Plainview, N.Y.; and Philadelphia; and European offices in London, Paris and Walldorf, Germany. For more information about SciQuest, please visit www.sciquest.com or call +1-919-659-2100 (USA) or +49 (0) 6227-382240 (Walldorf). About Schleicher & Schuell Schleicher & Schuell, Inc. manufactures products for life science research, filtration, and diagnostic components. Life Science products include blotting devices, transfer membranes and blotting paper for analysis of nucleic acids Nucleic acids The cellular molecules DNA and RNA that act as coded instructions for the production of proteins and are copied for transmission of inherited traits. and proteins; DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. purification systems; and customized membrane formats for high density screening. Filtration products include disposable syringe filters, centrifugal filters and bottle-top formats; reusable filtration systems, as well as filter papers and membranes. In addition, S&S Diagnostic Components division markets membranes, papers and other materials for immunodiagnostic immunodiagnostic pertaining to diagnosis by immune reactions. and molecular diagnostic devices. Manufacturing capabilities include custom impregnation impregnation /im·preg·na·tion/ (im?preg-na´shun) 1. fertilization. 2. saturation (1). impregnation 1. the act of fertilizing or rendering pregnant. 2. saturation. , lamination lamination a laminar structure or arrangement. , printing, bar-coding and packaging. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including all statements regarding future business focus or profitability. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The potential risks and uncertainties associated with these forward-looking statements could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented herein, and the reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the Company's ability to accurately forecast future performance, to successfully market the SciQuest brand, to successfully expand its international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , to successfully establish its e-Services division, to increase transaction volume, to attract and retain a broad range of purchasers and suppliers, to effectively add additional products to its e-commerce database, to offer new and expanded services in a profitable manner, to negotiate favorable pricing terms with suppliers, to successfully integrate its acquisition of EMAX Solution Partners and to otherwise operate efficiently and cost effectively. These and other risk factors are discussed in the Company's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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