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Sigma-Aldrich is one of few organisa-tions that have been certified as a Top Employer Europe 2012. This is a special achievement as organisations could only participate if they could demonstrate consistency in the HR offerings to their employees across all countries. To achieve this certification, organisations had to be successfully achieving the criteria set in a minimum of 5 European countries.

Michael Harris, Managing Director & Vice President Sigma Aldrich Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has been working with the company for 8 years now. He commented: 'Our efforts to train and develop our employees so that they can excel in their performance and career is a competitive advantage. Recently we have set up our European Headquarters in Switzerland and investment in our people has been instrumental in the success of this.'

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and High Technology company, announced it has completed its acquisition of BioReliance Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of global biopharmaceutical testing services, from Avista Capital Partners for $350 million in cash, subject to normal post-closing adjustments.

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today it has signed a five-year contract extension with Honeywell for the manufacture and supply of Riedel-de Haën® high purity solvents, Karl Fischer reagents and other laboratory chemicals produced at Honeywell's Seelze, Germany, manufacturing site. The contract extends an existing supply agreement, in place since 1999, through March 31, 2019.