TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wall Street Journal announced this week that Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, is among the 15 best small workplaces in the U.S. Phenomenex was selected from among 782 nominees by a national panel of small business experts chosen by The Wall Street Journal and the nonprofit Winning Workplaces. The Journal Report on Small Business was publicized in last Monday’s print and online editions of The Wall Street Journal (see article).