Past Winners and Finalists:

• 2007 Finalists and Winners
• 2005-2006 Finalists and Winners
• 2003-2004 Finalists and Winners

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Finalists & Winners 2005-2006

In 2006, The Life Science Industry Awards™ recognized the life science suppliers named best-in-class in twelve different product categories as well as suppliers with the best overall service and marketing in six different categories, all from scientists’ point of view.

In all, over 2,400 scientists completed a 34-question survey to determine the winners. Winners for each category are listed in bold below.

Best-in-Class Product Categories
(Winners are presented in bold.)

Cell Biology Instrumentation

• BD Biosciences
• Beckman Coulter
• Carl Zeiss

Cell Biology Kits and Reagents

• BD Biosciences
• Invitrogen
• Sigma-Aldrich

Cell Culture Media, Reagents and Plasticware

• BD Biosciences
• Invitrogen
• Sigma-Aldrich

Computer Hardware

• Apple
• Dell
• HP/Compaq

Gene Expression Analysis Products

• Affymetrix
• Applied Biosystems
• Invitrogen

High Throughput Screening and Analysis Systems

• Applied Biosystems
• Beckman Coulter
• Perkin Elmer Life and Analytical Sciences

Image Analysis Systems

• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• Kodak Molecular Imaging Systems
• Molecular Devices

Instrumentation for Genomic Analysis

• Affymetrix
• Applied Biosystems
• Bio-Rad Laboratories/MJ Research

Instrumentation for Protein Analysis

• Applied Biosystems
• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• GE Healthcare

Nucleic Acid Purification and Analysis Products

• Invitrogen
• Promega
• Qiagen

Protein Separation Products

• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• GE Healthcare
• Invitrogen

RNAi Products

• Ambion
• Dharmacon
• Invitrogen

Best-in-Class Service and Marketing Categories

Most Useful Print Catalog

• Invitrogen
• New England Biolabs
• Sigma-Aldrich

Most Responsive Customer Service

• Invitrogen
• Fisher Scientific
• Sigma-Aldrich

Most Knowledgeable Technical Support

• Applied Biosystems
• Invitrogen
• Sigma-Aldrich

Most Useful Web site

• Fisher Scientific
• Invitrogen
• Sigma-Aldrich

Most Supportive Sales Representatives

• Fisher Scientific
• Invitrogen
• VWR Scientific

Most Memorable Print Advertisement

• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• Invitrogen
• Pierce Biotechnology

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