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Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL)On Jul 10: 46.66  Down 0.05 (0.11%)  
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Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
United States - Map
Phone: 314-771-5765
Fax: 314-771-5757
Web Site: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com

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Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Specialty Chemicals
Full Time Employees:7,800

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, purchases, and distributes various biochemicals and organic chemicals worldwide. Its chemical products and kits are used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic; biotechnology; pharmaceutical development; and as key components in pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other high technology manufacturing. The company offers biological buffers, cell culture reagents, biochemicals, chemicals, solvents, and other reagents and kits. It also sells organic chemicals, biochemicals, analytical reagents, chromatography and other laboratory consumables, reference materials, and high-purity products. In addition, Sigma-Aldrich supplies immunochemical, molecular biology, cell signaling, and neuroscience biochemicals and kits used in biotechnology, genomic, proteomic, and other life science research applications; and organic chemicals and biochemicals used in development and production by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, diagnostic, and electronics companies. The company serves various customers, including universities, pharmaceutical companies, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, biotechnology, diagnostic, chemical and electronics companies, and hospitals. It has a collaboration agreement with Roche Nimblegen Inc. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Sigma-Aldrich Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Jul-09 is better than 28.8% of S&P 500 companies and 78.4% of Materials companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Jai P. Nagarkatti , 62
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 1.11M $ 1.62M
    Mr. Rakesh Sachdev , 53
    Chief Financial Officer, VP and Sec.
    $ 59.00KN/A
    Mr. David W. Julien , 54
    Pres of Supply Chain
    $ 458.00K $ 876.00K
    Dr. Frank Wicks Jr., 55
    Pres of Research Specialties & Essentials
    $ 472.00K $ 1.86M
    Mr. Gilles A. Cottier , 50
    Pres of SAFC
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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