Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a Life Science and High Technology company, engages in the development, manufacture, purchase, and distribution of biochemicals and organic chemicals.
The company’s chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other technology manufacturing.
The company operates in 35 countries, manufacturing 46,000 of the 100,000 chemical products it offers. The company also offers 30,000 equipment products. The company sells into approximately 165 countries, servicing approximately 70,000 accounts representing approximately 1 million individual customers.
Products
As of December 31, 2006, the company operated in four business units featuring - the Research units of Essentials, Specialties and Biotechnology and the Fine Chemicals unit, SAFC
The Research Essentials unit sells biological buffers, cell culture reagents, biochemicals, chemicals, solvents, and other reagents and kits.
The Research Specialties unit sells organic chemicals, biochemicals, analytical reagents, chromatography consumables, reference materials and products.
The Research Biotech unit supplies immunochemical, molecular biology, cell signaling and neuroscience biochemicals and kits used in biotechnology, genomic, proteomic and other life science research applications.
The SAFC (Fine Chemicals) unit supplies organic chemicals and biochemicals used in development and production by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial and diagnostic companies.
Sales and Distribution
The company’s customers include commercial laboratories; pharmaceutical and industrial companies; universities; diagnostics; chemical and biotechnology companies; hospitals; and non-profit organizations and governmental institutions. It also makes its chemical products available for use in manufacturing.
History
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation was founded in 1951.
