Millipore’s BioPak C Ultrafiltration Cartridge Designed for Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry Analyzers

Efficiently Removes Alkaline Phosphatase

Billerica, Massachusetts—April 9, 2007—Millipore Corporation today announced the availability of the new BioPak C disposable ultrafiltration cartridge. This in-line cartridge is designed to minimize alkaline phosphatase (ALP) released by bacteria that may be present in immunoassay and clinical analyzer feed water used to prepare buffers, make blanks and rinse tubing and probes.

CLSI^® Clinical Laboratory Reagent Water (CLRW type) can degrade quickly when standing in tubing and reservoirs during downtime, increasing bacterial counts and releasing ALP.

This can interfere with some biochemical assays, resulting in inconsistent blanks and/or the need for more frequent decontamination and calibration. When attached to any Millipore AFS^® or Elix^® Clinical water purification system as a final purification step, the Millipore BioPak C filter will deliver ALP-free water with bacteria levels lower than 10 cfu/mL (typically < 1 cfu/mL).

The BioPak C cartridge is delivered decontaminated by beta irradiation at 15 kGy and can be stored for two years before usage. The filter allows flow rates up to 3 L/min at 1.5 bar and ensures up to 120 days of continuous operation. The BioPak C cartridge can be installed easily on most immunoassay and clinical chemistry analyzers on the market today, providing improved laboratory efficiency and performance with lower overall running costs.

Millipore delivers a broad and innovative range of systems for clinical and immunochemistry instruments that improve laboratory productivity and ensure accurate daily results. Its clinical products benefit users in hospitals, physicians’ offices, reference and forensic labs, as well as diagnostic manufacturers.

Millipore’s Bioscience Division provides innovative tools, services and biological reagents that drive advancements in biomedical and academic research as well as support the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals. The product portfolio has been further enhanced with the 2006 addition of Chemicon^®, Upstate^® and Linco^® product lines, allowing Millipore to provide the most complete offering of life science tools on the market. Our customers work in leading research laboratories across a variety of industries throughout the world. Millipore improves their laboratory productivity and efficiency through optimized workflows. For more information, please contact Millipore Tech Service at 1-800-548-7853 or 951-676-8080 or visit www.millipore.com.

About Millipore

Millipore is a leading provider of products and services that improve productivity in laboratory research and bioprocessing manufacturing sites. Through its broad product portfolio, the Company drives growth through innovation and delivers higher value-added applications to the marketplace. Millipore experts have a comprehensive understanding of customers’ research, which results in superior tools, technologies and services. The Company is part of the S&P 500 index and employs approximately 5,800 employees in more than 47 offices worldwide. For additional information on Millipore Corporation, please visit www.millipore.com.

Millipore, AFS, Elix, Chemicon, Upstate and Linco are registered trademarks of Millipore Corporation. BioPak is a trademark of Millipore Corporation. CLSI is a registered trademark of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.

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