ST. LOUIS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich , a leading life science and high technology company, invites scientists from around the world to participate in its stain contest.
The stain contest is structured with the intention of encouraging interest in the field of pathology and the science of staining. The competition closes August 1, 2005 and everyone is invited to enter. Entries should be in the form of specimens on standard glass microscope slides, mounted with permanent mounting media and coverslipped. There are three categories of submission: hematoxylin and eosin stains, special stains and an open stain category. Please visit our website at http://sigma-aldrich.com/handh for details of the competition and conditions of entry.
"Whether histology is your profession or just a hobby, we invite you to enter your favorite slide to gain some well deserved attention and possibly win valuable prizes," said Mark Frei, Sigma-Aldrich Technical Marketing Specialist. Contest winners will be announced at the 31st Annual National Society for Histotechnology Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on September 10, 2005 and microphotographs of the winning entries will be posted on the Sigma-Aldrich website.
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company. Its biochemical and organic chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science companies, university and government institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one million scientists and technologists use its products. Sigma-Aldrich operates in 35 countries and has over 6,800 employees providing excellent service worldwide. The Company is committed to the success of its Customers, Employees and Shareholders through leadership in Life Science, High Technology and Service. For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning web site at http://sigma-aldrich.com/ .
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