SAFC Featured in the Informex 2012 Blog

Posted by SAFC    January 27 2012

SAFC Marketing Manager, Nick Johnson, talks about what SAFC is bringing to the “Big Easy” in 2012 and why Informex is a key annual event for SAFC. Please click here to read the full blog.

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SAFC Gets Ready to Take on the “Big Easy” at Informex 2012!

Posted by SAFC    January 24 2012

SAFC wasted no time moving forward in 2012! As we ramp up for our first big show of the year, Informex 2012, we wanted to take some time to run through what we will have to offer leading up to and throughout the upcoming event in New Orleans, LA.

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Rx-360 Gives Back to the Community and Makes an Impact on Quality at Informex 2012

Posted by SAFC    January 19 2012

On Tuesday, February 14th, one day before the Informex 2012 show starts, Rx-360 will kick off their attendance at the event in New Orleans by partnering with Habitat for Humanity for one full day. Current and prospective members will be onsite in New Orleans and will work with the non-profit organization to help build a home for a family in need, as well as to promote the motto of “doing well while doing good”.

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Hot Off the Press: Sigma-Aldrich to Acquire BioReliance in Order to Extend into Biopharmaceutical Testing and Services

Posted by SAFC    January 9 2012

Today, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation announced plans to acquire BioReliance Holdings for $350M. The acquisition is part of a strategic plan to extend the company’s biopharmaceutical testing and services and increase their value proposition to customers. The extension of these services will allow Sigma-Aldrich to more effectively provide enhanced solutions for its biopharmaceutical customers and also allows customers to work with a single point provider that is more vertically integrated throughout the drug discovery process. The full press release is available by clicking below. Stay tuned to SAFC Live as we provide updates on this new acquisition and what it means for the company and the industry.

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SAFC Welcomes the New Year with an Industry Perspective from President, Gilles Cottier

Posted by SAFC    January 6 2012

SAFC Live wishes you a Happy New Year!

As we head into 2012, we are excited to kick off the year with a featured industry piece from our President, Gilles Cottier in Pharmaceutical Technology. Click here to read Gilles’ perspective on challenges facing the industry and emerging trends. Throughout the year, SAFC Live will continue to post exclusive content, editorial links and industry insight for you to reference.

SAFC Featured in Year-End Industry Reviews and a Comprehensive View of the Chemical Industry

Posted by SAFC    December 30 2011

2011 is quickly coming to a close. As the year wraps up, SAFC has been featured in a few year-end industry review articles that we are pleased to be a part of and wanted to share.

In-Pharmatechnologist rated SAFC’s Glasgow Conference as #8 in the top 10 API related developments of 2011. The conference was held in September of 2011 and featured a multi-day conference and SAFC Irvine facility tour.

Speciality Chemicals featured SAFC President, Gilles Cottier in a round-up piece, titled Fine Outlook in Frankfurt, that highlighted the recent CPhI Worldwide events in Frankfurt, Germany.

As a complement to these stories, The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has created a comprehensive year end review of the global chemicals industry as a whole in 2011 that is full of market information. Please click here to read.

SAFC Live would like to thank you for time and readership throughout 2011 and we look forward to seeing you here often in 2012!

SAFC Lives: Rod Kelley, VP of Life Science Manufacturing at SAFC

Posted by SAFC    December 12 2011

Rod Kelley, VP of Life Sciences Manufacturing at SAFC

SAFC Lives presents personnel profiles where we talk to the people and personalities who make SAFC tick, and find out something about their work, what drives them, their aspirations, and what they enjoy doing when they’re not playing a critical role in the ongoing growth of SAFC.

In this edition, we talk with Rod Kelley, VP of Life Science Manufacturing at SAFC, who is based in Lenexa, Kansas.

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