ATCC Names CEDARLANE Exclusive Distributor In Canada

ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) recently announced an agreement with CEDARLANE Laboratories Limited, a Burlington, Ontario-based company, now the exclusive distributor of ATCC products in Canada and the newest member of ATCC's global network of distributors.

The agreement will improve access to ATCC products for the Canadian academic, industrial R&D and quality control testing communities by facilitating the ordering process as well as streamlining logistics for shipping and customer service. Benefits include expedited import paperwork and the ability to purchase products with Canadian currency.

"The ATCC–CEDARLANE agreement gives Canadian researchers and quality control professionals even greater access to the many ATCC Genuine Cultures that are used in their laboratories," said Michael Gove, ATCC VP for Sales and Marketing. "CEDARLANE's focus on customer service and quality products makes them a perfect fit to represent ATCC in Canada."

CEDARLANE will distribute ATCC Genuine Cultures, many of which are cited as biological reference materials in standard research and testing protocols. Cited ATCC reference materials and standards can be searched with the Web-based ATCC Standards Resource www.atcc.org/common/catalog/standardRefs/standardRefsIndex.cfm. In addition to cultures, CEDARLANE will distribute ATCC high-performance media, sera, genomic DNA and other products in Canada.

In business since 1957 and incorporated in 1975, CEDARLANE is a 100% Canadian Corporation and a leading supplier of research reagents in Canada and worldwide. The company is ISO 9001:2000 accredited and ISO 13485 certified.

Key components of the CEDARLANE mission are to provide quality products, assure customer satisfaction and respond to the changing needs of the research community.

"CEDARLANE is proud to add ATCC products to its extensive portfolio," said Cynthia Greer, CEDARLANE President. "Canadian scientists have an even greater opportunity to consolidate ordering from a long list of high-quality suppliers of scientific products."

For more information on ordering ATCC products through CEDARLANE, visit: www.cedarlanelabs.com/Canada/index.asp.

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SOURCE: ATCC