Millipore Receives Award for Supply Consistency at Amgen Supplier Forum

Delivery, service and support efforts recognized

• Press Release
• Source: Millipore Corporation
• On 8:00 am EDT, Thursday October 1, 2009

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL - News), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, has received an award for “Supply Consistency” from Amgen Inc. The award was presented at a ceremony at Amgen’s biennial Operations Supplier Forum, held at the company’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA. Millipore also received the award, previously known as “Excellence in Service,” at the last forum, held in 2007.

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Jean-Paul Mangeolle, President of Millipore’s Bioprocess Division, noted, “We are pleased to receive recognition from a world-leading biotech company like Amgen, and proud to have won this award for the second consecutive time.”

Accepting the award was Bob McGuirk, Millipore’s VP Bioprocess Supply Chain, who said, “We are very pleased to receive the Supplier Consistency award from Amgen, which shows that our customers recognize our efforts to drive delivery, support and service improvements.”

Amgen, a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry, discovers, develops, and delivers innovative human therapeutics based on cellular and molecular biology. Twenty-four suppliers attended the forum, and Millipore is one of only five firms that received awards in categories that advance Amgen’s operational excellence strategy.

About Millipore

Millipore (NYSE: MIL - News) is a Life Science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. As a strategic partner, we collaborate with customers to confront the world’s challenging human health issues. From research to development to production, our scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals. Millipore Corporation is an S&P 500 company with more than 5,900 employees worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.millipore.com.

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