DANBURY, Conn. and AUBAGNE, France, June 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATMI, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) and Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (SSB) today announced that they have extended their marketing and distribution alliance by adding new technologies. The new agreement grants global marketing and distribution rights to ATMI’s patented Magnetic Mixer technology to Sartorius Stedim Biotech. ATMI’s Magnetic Mixer is a mobile, flexible mixing system designed for aggressive mixing applications in a wide range of volumes. It is ideal for biopharmaceutical processes that require powerful mixing torque, such as buffer preparation, media preparation, and final product formulation applications.