Laboratory, Production & Water Purification

Millipore serves the biosciences market, defined as research and manufacturing within the areas of genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Several thousand devices, products and systems serve the 500,000 laboratories around the world, as well as the 2,500 major biotechnology, pharmaceutical and contract manufacturing companies. Millipore technology is used for a wide range of applications, from protein sample preparation to vaccine sterilization to monoclonal antibody production. Recent new products include new versions of MultiScreen® membrane-based multi-well plates for molecular biology applications, and Opticap™ cartridges for biotechnology drug manufacturing. Millipore lab water systems are essential to research and analytical laboratory work, and are the product of choice in laboratories worldwide.

Millipore also offers custom-engineered purification systems that are built and configured to fit within a manufacturing process for pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals. In addition, Millipore provides consulting and customer support services for high-value applications. Millipore technology is particularly critical for new life science research applications in genomics, proteomics and drug discovery, and for the sterilization and purification of new biotech therapeutics.