Amersham Biosciences
800 Centennial Avenue
Piscataway
New Jersey
08855
U.S.A.
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732-457-8000
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732-457-0557
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Amersham Biosciences (formerly Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) is at the forefront of drug discovery providing the technologies to uncover, develop and produce molecular medicines faster and more cost-effectively than ever before. Focusing on the importance of functional biology, the company is a world leader in developing and providing integrated technology platforms that provide innovative and sophisticated solutions for genomic and proteomic research, drug discovery and development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, that combine informatics, instrumentation, reagents and service to ensure maximum productivity. Amersham Biosciences, the life sciences business of Amersham plc (LSE, NYSE, OSE: AHM), is an international leader in the markets of genomics, proteomics, bioassays, separations and bioinformatics. The customer base for Amersham Biosciences' products and technologies are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, leading research and academic institutions in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
In 2001, Amersham Biosciences spent 12.6 percent of its revenue on research and development. It is this commitment to R&D that underpins the company's successful track record in developing key technologies in the life sciences. These include: MegaBACE?, the automated high-throughput DNA analysis system; LEADseeker?, the homogenous imaging system for high-throughput screening of new potential drugs; KTA? design chromatography systems, used for purification of proteins; and Streamline?, Source? and Chromaflow? for the production of protein-based biopharmaceutical medications.
Amersham Biosciences is an innovative leader in microarrays and proteomics, two critical areas bridging the gap between draft maps of the human genome and the eventual development of personalized medicine to help improve human health.
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, Amersham Biosciences operates globally with more than 90 full service sales offices as well as major research and development and production sites in Piscataway, New Jersey; San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California; Uppsala, Sweden; Tokyo, Japan and Amersham and Cardiff, UK.
For more information about Amersham Biosciences, please visit our website at www.amershambiosciences.com.
Last Updated: 02-07-05
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