BOSTON, MA -- January 16, 2007 --PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, was recognized by International Aid, a charitable relief and development agency, at the commemoration ceremonies for an enhanced medical laboratory serving the sub-Saharan region of Africa at World AIDS Day event in December, 2006. Representatives from International Aid and MEDS Lab (MEDS), the leading medical equipment provider to developing nations, acknowledged PerkinElmer’s donation of chromatography data-handling software, interfaces, and service and support to the new MEDS laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya. This represents the first time that chromatography is being used as an analytical tool in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Africa.
