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Most Recent Press Releases and Announcements

April 11, 2012 - SAFC Launches CHOZN® Platform System to Accelerate Recombinant Protein Drug Development

April 2, 2012 - Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Research Organics to Strengthen Portfolio of PharmaGrade Raw Materials

March 15, 2012 - SAFC Hitech Opens New Taiwan Facility to Enhance Global Capacity for High-Brightness LED Precursor Manufacturing

February 13, 2012 - L-Arginine Supply is Sufficient for SAFC and Customers into Q1 2013

January 9, 2012 - Sigma-Aldrich to Acquire BioReliance; Extending Its Reach into Biopharmaceutical Testing and Services

October 27, 2011 - SAFC Introduces the First Commercially Available Novel CHOZN® GS Knockout CHO Cell Line

October 26, 2011 - SAFC Verona HPAPI Manufacturing Facility Receives SafeBridge Certification

July 6, 2011 - SAFC Launches CHOZN® ZFN-modified CHO Cell Lines to Enhance Speed of Bioproduction

May 17, 2011 - SAFC Licences Proprietary Monomers in Agilent Technologies Agreement

March 15, 2011 - SAFC Announces Launch of Raw Materials and Custom Services Developed Specifically for Point-of-Care Diagnostics Manufacture



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2010
December 2, 2010 - SAFC Hitech® Facility Expansion in Taiwan Enhances Global Capacity for High-Brightness LED Manufacturing

November 10, 2010 - SAFC Extends Gene Editing Technology Platform with Readily Available Zinc Finger Nuclease Products and Services

October 6, 2010 - SAFC Completes Expansion of High-Potency Fermentation Capabilities at Israel Site

October 5, 2010 - Mark Cassidy Appointed Vice President of SAFC Contract Manufacturing Services

August 17, 2010 - SAFC and Novozymes Biopharma extend Joint Agreement for the Exclusive Distribution of LONG®R³ Growth Factor

June 15, 2010 - SAFC Introduces Environmentally-Safe Broad Spectrum Biocide for Medical In Vitro Diagnostics

June 11, 2010 - SAFC Invests in Liquid Media and Reagents 'Centers of Excellence' in St. Louis, MO and Irvine, Scotland

April 27, 2010 - SAFC Announces $6.25 Million Expansion at Lenexa 'Center of Excellence'

April 6, 2010 - SAFC Officially Opens New $30 Million High Potency API Facility in Madison

January 13, 2010 - SAFC Enhances World-Class European Storage, Packaging and Distribution Facility to Further Support Food-Grade Certified Products


2009
November 19, 2009 - New EX-CELL® ANTIFOAM from SAFC Biosciences® Increases Consistency in Cell Culture Manufacturing

October 13, 2009 - SAFC Pharma Installs the Industry's First Commercial Dual Wavelength X-ray Diffractometer

October 13, 2009 - SAFC Pharma Announces Completion of $12M Contract Manufacturing Facility Expansion in Carlsbad, CA

August 27, 2009 - SAFC Pharma Premieres Global Symposium on Advances in Organic Solid State Chemistry

July 29, 2009 - SAFC Biosciences Defines Hydrolysate Components that Enhance Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cell Line Protein Production

July 21, 2009 - SAFC Supply Solutions Announces Raw Materials Line Developed Specifically to Meet Molecular Diagnostics Manufacturing Requirements

July 14, 2009 - Sartorius Stedim Biotech Partners with Cell Culture Media Specialist SAFC Biosciences to Provide World-Class Fluid Management and Liquid/Powder System Solutions

June 1, 2009 - SAFC & Cherokee Pharmaceuticals™ Pool Expertise and Resources with Strategic Partnership for U.S. Market

June 1, 2009 - SAFC Pharma's St. Louis HPAPI Conjugates Facility Receives SafeBridge® Certification

April 23, 2009 - SAFC Biosciences and Vivalis Collaborate to Optimize Cell Culture Media for Vaccines Production

April 9, 2009 - SAFC Biosciences Expands Media Capability for Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cell Lines

March 26, 2009 - SAFC Biosciences Completes Conversion of Lenexa Media Milling Facility to Animal Component Free

March 19, 2009 - SAFC Underlines Commitment to Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Quality with New Global Vendor Audit Services

February 10, 2009 - SAFC Supply Solutions Introduces Certified Organics to Flavors & Fragrances Product Line

January 29, 2009 - SAFC Pharma Augments Assay Development Capabilities

January 28, 2009 - SAFC Adopts Targeted Approach to REACH Pre-Registration


2008
September 29, 2008 - SAFC Pharma Commissions HPAPI Conjugates Facility at St. Louis

September 29, 2008 - SAFC Pharma Completes Large-Scale API Manufacturing Expansion in Ireland

September 4, 2008 - SAFC Pharma Commits to Major Expansion of High Potency API Production at Madison Site

August 5, 2008 - SAFC Appoints New Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

July 17, 2008 - SAFC Supply Solutions Launches REACH-Compliant Products and Support

June 22, 2008 - SAFC Supply Solutions Expands Halal Offer in Flavors & Fragrances Product Line

June 16, 2008 - SAFC Biosciences and Celltrion Collaborate to Optimize Cell Culture Process

June 2, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Launches Metalorganic Bulk Vapor Distribution System for Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

May 22, 2008 - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Transfers 40-Litre cGMP Manufacturing Process for REOLYSIN®

January 30, 2008 - SAFC Pharma Expands its Pharmorphix Solid State Chemistry Services

January 14, 2008 - SAFC Pharma to Increase Viral Product Manufacturing Capacity


2007
October 16, 2007 - HALAL-Certified Products Introduced into SAFC Supply Solutions' Flavors & Fragrances Food-Grade Line

October 2, 2007 - SAFC Supports Potent API Conjugate Manufacturing with New St. Louis Production Suite

September 27, 2007 - SAFC to Expand High-Potency SPI Fermentation Capabilities $29 Million Expansion of Israel Manufacturing Site

September 17, 2007 - 'Best Fit' Communication Strategy Launched by SAFC Biosciences

September 17, 2007 - SAFC Biosciences Introduces Liquid LONG®R3IGF-I

September 12, 2007 - Sigma-Aldrich Expansion in Republic of China to Support SAFC Growth

September 7, 2007- SAFC Expands European Commercial Manufacturing and Storage Capacities with $10 Million Investment

August 29, 2007 - SAFC Expands Hi-Potency API Manufacturing and Introduces Solid-Form Testing at its Madison Facility

July 18, 2007- Memsstar® Technology and SAFC Hitech Announce Strategic Alliance to Supply Coatings and Nano Materials

July 17, 2007 - SAFC Announces Enhanced Quality Profile for In Vitro Diagnostics Raw Materials

June 28, 2007 - SAFC Supply Solutions Introduces a Wide Range of Food-Grade Certified Products

June 1, 2007 - SAFC Biosciences Continuity of Amino Acid Supply

May 21, 2007 - Beckman Coulter Selects SAFC Supply Solutions as Licensing Partner

May 17, 2007 - SAFC Supply Solutions Introduces New High-Quality Starting Materials for Oligo-Based Drugs

May 8, 2007 - Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Molecular Medicine Bioservices to Expand SAFC Pharma Capabilities

April 25, 2007 - SAFC Completes Construction of Major New Protein Purification Facility

March 21, 2007 - Vion Pharmaceuticals extends agreement with SAFC Pharma partnership for Cloretazine® (VNP40101M) API Manufacturing

March 8, 2007 - Sigma-Aldrich Receives Merck & Co., Inc. 2006 Sector Operational Award

February 15, 2007 - SAFC Pharma Expands its UK Pharmorphix Facility

January 16, 2007 - SAFC Appointed by Affichem to Provide Chemical Development Services


2006
November 16, 2006 - Pharmorphix Solid-Form Research Capabilities Available at SAFC Madison

November 2, 2006 - SAFC Arklow cGMP Manufacturing Site Receives Responsible Care "Environment" Award

October 26, 2006 - Bionomics and SAFC Pharma Sign Contract to Manufacture BNC105

October 24, 2006 - SAFC Appointed by Curalogic to Provide Chemical Development Services

October 5, 2006 - SAFC Bangalore Medicinal Chemistry Facility Opens in India

October 4, 2006 - SAFC Appointed by BTG PLC to Provide Chemical Development Services

October 3, 2006 - SAFC Invests $16 Million to Expand cGMP Protein Purificaton Capacity

August 9, 2006 - Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Pharmorphix

June 14, 2006 - SAFC Supply Solutions Launches Offer for Diagnostics Manufacturers

May 2, 2006 - Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Iropharm to Expand cGMP Capacity

May 1, 2006 - SAFC Announces New Proligo Reagents at TIDES Conference

April 27, 2006 - SAFC Biosciences Launches LONG™R³IGF-I as a Critical Raw Material for Industrial Cell Culture

April 10, 2006 - SAFC Biosciences and Vivalis Reach First Milestone in R&D Collaboration

February 27, 2006 - SAFC Completes $12 Million Expansion Program at Madison

February 13, 2006 - SAFC Launches Supply Solutions Business


2005
October 25, 2005 - SAFC Integrates Proligo

October 3, 2005 - SAFC Biosciences Completes SAFC Quartet

September 6, 2005 - SAFC Pharma Madison achieves SafeBridge certification

August 19, 2005 - SAFC Biosciences™ Acquisition of JRH Biosciences

August 4, 2005 - SAFC/JRH Biosciences Invests In $1 Million R&D Facility

August 4, 2005 - SAFC Pharma Appointed By MNLpharma To Provide Chemical Development And GMP Manufacturing Services

August 4, 2005 - SAFC Pharma Appoints New Director Of Process Development

August 4, 2005 - SAFC Pharma Madison Expansion

May 24, 2005 - Sigma-Aldrich to Acquire JRH Biosciences to Broaden Life Science Capabilities
 

2010

July 14, 2010 - SAFC Hitech Announces Plans to Address Opportunities in Solar Applications 

April 21, 2010 - SAFC Hitech Appoints Philip Rose as New President; Sees Great Opportunity in Electronics Industry

 March 23, 2010
- SAFC Hitech Well Positioned for High-Brightness LED Manufacturing Boom with TMG Expansion at Bromborough UK Plant 


2009


July 15, 2009 - New SAFC Hitech Product Roadmap Plots Route for Future Generation Semiconductor Materials

April 28, 2009 - SAFC Hitech & Air Water Inc. Extend High-end Materials Research Services Collaboration to Support Japan Chip Industry

January 6, 2009 - ASM International N.V. and SAFC Hitech Sign Certified Manufacturer and Partnership Agreement


2008

October 15, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Widens Electronic materials Portfolio with the Introduction of Scintillation Crystal Growth Halides

September 4, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Successfully Demonstrates Device-Quality GST Precursors for Phase Change Memory Applications

June 2, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Introduces Large Scale Bubbler for Compound Semiconductor Production

June 2, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Launches Metalorganic Bulk Vapor Distribution System for Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

April 29, 2008 - SAFC Hitech Expands Sheboygan Facility with State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Cleanroom


2007

November 5, 2007 - SAFC Hitech Plans Further Expansion into Aisa

October 30, 2007 - SAFC Hitech Joins Aviza and ST Microelectronics for Solid State Technology ALD Webcast

September 12, 2007 - Sigma-Aldrich Expansion in Republic of China to Support SAFC Growth

July 19, 2007 - SAFC Hitech University Collaboration Program Honored as Education Initiative of the Year at 2007 EuroAsia IC Industry Awards

July 18, 2007- Memsstar® Technology and SAFC Hitech Announce Strategic Alliance to Supply Coatings and Nano Materials

July 17, 2007 - SAFC Hitech Unveils New Five-Year Roadmap for Drive to 32nm Node and Beyond

July 2, 2007 - SAFC Hitech Sees Chemicals Innovation and Collaboration as Key Enablers in Next Generation Semiconductor Technology

February 12, 2007 - Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Epichem Group Limited to Expand SAFC Hitech Capabilities


2005

October 29, 2005 - Epichem Group Receives Investment from Intel Capital