Past Winners and Finalists:

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

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In 2007, The Life Science Industry Awards™ recognized the life science suppliers named best-in-class in fourteen 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 3,000 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 Instruments—Flow Cytometer-Based

• BD Biosciences
• Beckman Coulter
• DakoCytomation

Cell Biology Instruments—Microscope-Based

• Carl Zeiss
• Nikon
• Olympus

Cell Biology Kits & Reagents

• BD Biosciences
• Invitrogen
• Sigma-Aldrich

Cell Culture Media and Reagents

• Hyclone
• Invitrogen (Gibco)
• SAFC BioSciences

Computer Hardware

• Apple
• Dell
• HP/Compaq

Gene Expression Analysis Products

• Affymetrix
• Applied Biosystems
• Invitrogen

High Throughput Screening and Analysis Systems

• Beckman Coulter
• Bio-Rad
• PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences

Image Analysis Systems

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

Instrumentation for Genomic Analysis

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

Instrumentation for Protein Analysis

• Applied Biosystems
• Bio-Rad
• GE Healthcare

Laboratory Plasticware

• Eppendorf
• Fisher
• VWR

Nucleic Acid Purification Products

• Invitrogen
• Promega
• Qiagen

Protein Separation Products

• Bio-Rad
• 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

• Applied Biosystems
• Bio-Rad
• Invitrogen

Most Knowledgeable Technical Support

• Applied Biosystems
• Bio-Rad
• Invitrogen

Most Useful Web Site

• Invitrogen
• New England Biolabs
• Sigma-Aldrich

Most Supportive Sales Representatives

• Fisher Scientific
• Invitrogen
• VWR

Most Memorable Print Advertisement

• Bio-Rad
• GE Healthcare
• Invitrogen

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