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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
18, 2006.
INTEGRA
Biosciences AG (Chur,Switzerland) a leading international manufacturer
of innovative labtools for microbiology for over 20 years, has recently
announced a new distribution agreement with Microbiology International
(Frederick, MD) to further enhance its North American sales and
support.
INTEGRA
Biosciences increases focus on North American microbiology market
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INTEGRA
Biosciences AG (Chur,Switzerland) a leading international manufacturer
of innovative labtools for microbiology for over 20 years, has recently
announced a new distribution agreement with Microbiology International
(Frederick, MD) to further enhance its North American sales and
support.

Microbiology
International is a leading North American supplier of automated
and manual instruments, rapid detection kits and consumable products
for microbiology laboratories. A successful and growing company,
Microbiology International shares with INTEGRA Biosciences a prime
focus on microbiology.
As
exclusive North American distributor for microbiology products,
Microbiology International will, at ASM 2006 in Orlando (22nd-24th
May), show and demonstrate on Booth 901 the latest versions of INTEGRA
Biosciences' market leading MEDIAJET petri dish filler and MEDIACLAVE
media steriliser product range. Microbiology International will
enhance INTEGRA Biosciences growing level of sales into North America
by providing informed local technical, service and marketing support.
The
MEDIACLAVE is a highly safe and economical system for sterile preparation
of media from 1 to 9 litres. The new generation system offers complete
control and recording of all process parameters to guarantee a consistent
validatable GLP record. Operated in conjunction with INTEGRA's recently
launched MEDIAJET automated media filling system - up to 540 standard
sized agar plates can be conveniently and cost effectively prepared
in less than 2.5 hours.
The
MEDIAJET and the new generation MEDIACLAVE expand the capabilities
of laboratories involved with the sterilisation of microbiological
media and production of agar plates. Initial response from the marketplace
has been extremely positive with strong sales enabling INTEGRA Biosciences
to report double-digit growth for the last fiscal year. Currently
INTEGRA Biosciences has over 2000 petri dish filler and media steriliser
units actively working in laboratories and production lines worldwide.
For
further information please contact Microbiology International (tel.
+1-800-396-4276, info@800ezmicro.com)
or INTEGRA Biosciences (tel. +41-81-286-9530, info@integra-biosciences.com).
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