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| APPLIED PRECISION AND BIOSPACE.COM SIGN BIOTECHNOLOGY E-COMMERCE AGREEMENT |
Issaquah, Wash. - June 29, 2000 - To facilitate customers' easy access to its equipment and accessories for pharmaceutical and biotechnological research, Applied Precision Inc. has signed an e-commerce agreement with BioSpace.com, the most heavily trafficked business-to-business (B2B) vertical portal for the life sciences industry. Applied Precision provides computer workstations, imaging systems, software and accessories - including the DeltaVision® Restoration Microscopy System and the arrayWoRx™ MicroArray Scanner - that enable researchers to image DNA chips, proteins and sub-cellular structures with more accuracy and repeatability than are available anywhere else.
BioSpace.com facilitates the exchange of products, services and information crucial to life sciences research and development, with the overriding goal of improving productivity in the process of discovery. The company's "hubsite" provides access to the industry's five basic needs: information, products and services, people, capital, and patients who ultimately benefit from clinical trials research. Since December of 1999, BioSpace.com has been working in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the organization's Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop an online marketplace for the life sciences industry.
"Through our partnership with BioSpace.com, Applied Precision's customers have access to high-quality and relevant biotechnology information and products in a single location," said Rich Fisler, Applied Precision's biotechnology product line manager. "BioSpace.com's established user base and alliance with the NIH benefits us because we know we're targeting the right audience with our products. In turn our customers will benefit from the efficiencies created by online procurement and the reliability of transacting on BioSpace.com's NIH-backed e-commerce platform."
"Applied Precision's image acquisition and analysis products are a welcome addition to our life sciences marketplace," said Scott Clark, chief executive officer of BioSpace.com. "BioSpace.com Supplies is an e-commerce solution designed to provide access to everything necessary for life sciences research and product development. Given Applied Precision's established reputation as a leading supplier of some of the most sophisticated biotechnology equipment available, we believe our marketplace benefits tremendously from its important contribution."
About BioSpace.com
BioSpace.com is the global hubsite for the life sciences industry. The company has created a point of convergence for those who work in the industry by providing Community, Content and Commerce on a feature-rich platform. BioSpace.com is dedicated to accelerating discovery in the life sciences by facilitating exchange crucial to the industry through the application of contextual commerce, an end-to-end e-commerce solution. BioSpace.com attracts more than 2 million page views per month from more than 350,000 unique visitors seeking real-time industry news, information resources, investment data, company profiles, stock quotes, employment listings, and an innovative business-to-business (B2B) supply solution developed cooperatively with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
About Applied Precision, Inc.
Applied Precision (www.appliedprecision.com) develops measurement, analysis and process control systems for semiconductor test, assembly and packaging, as well as for biomedical and biotechnology research and analysis (especially cell microscopy, genomics and proteomics). Applied Precision's specialized systems are based on precisionware, the company's unique convergence of mechanics, electronics and software, enabling advancements in the world's core technologies. Applied Precision can be reached in the United Kingdom at +44 1672 518350 or in the United States at (425) 557-1000.
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