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Sigma-Aldrich® is a proud partner of the
National Association of Scientific Materials Managers (NAOSMM)


  • Sigma-Aldrich/NAOSMM Partnership
  • Membership Pricing 
  • Professional Training Fund Award 
  • Get Started 



 
New Lab Start-Up Program Facts & Features Image NAOSMM – the National Association of Scientific Materials Managers

NAOSMM, founded in 1974, is a professional organization of laboratory managers, stockroom managers, teaching lab coordinators, purchasing personnel, chemical safety officers and business managers from academia, manufacturing, research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies.

NAOSMM provides:
  • A platform to share ideas and information with others who understand their unique problems and challenges.
  • An annual national conference with topics, trends and issues at the forefront of our industry, personal development programs and a tradeshow with supporting vendors, allows members to preview new products and meet with vendor representatives.
  • The Newsline, a quarterly publication with updates on all relevant events.
  • Certification Program for your career development.

Sigma-Aldrich/NAOSMM Partnership
Sigma-Aldrich has partnered with NAOSMM in 2005 and supports the organization in several different ways:
  • NAOSMM members receive discounts of up to 70% on a wide range of Sigma-Aldrich Chemistry and Life Science products as well as freight savings.
  • Sigma-Aldrich is one of the main sponsors of the annual NAOSMM conference.
  • The Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award helps defray lodging and transportation costs and allows eligible NAOSMM members who receive little or no financial assistance to attend the annual NAOSMM conference.

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NAOSMM Pricing Image Special Membership Pricing
NAOSMM members receive up to 70% savings on a wide range of Chemistry and Life Science products as well as freight savings:

Solvents
Frequently used Anhydrous Solvents
Specialty Anhydrous Solvents
Frequently used ACS, Biotech, CHROMASOLV® (HPLC), Histological, Spectrophotometric & Reagent Grade Solvents
Specialty ACS, Biotech, CHROMASOLV (HPLC), Histological, Spectrophotometric & Reagent Grade Solvents
Tax-Paid Ethanol
Technical/Practical
NMR Preferred
NMR Select
NMR 100% Deuterated
Acids/Bases
Common, ACS grade
Specialty Reagents
Inorganic Reagents
Common Reagents including ACS grade
Specialty Reagents including ACS grade
Organic Reagents
Common Organic Reagents including ACS
Specialty Organic Reagents including some ACS grade
Chiral Compounds
Organometallics
Synthesis Organics
Fine Organics
Inorganics
Other Chemistry Products
Silica Gels
Molecular Sieves
Filter Aids
Aldrich Glassware & Supplies
Aldrich Adapters (Connecting, Reducing, Enlarging, Vacuum)
Aldrich Flasks (Round Bottom, Recovery)
Buchner Funnels
NMR Tubes - Aldrich
Thermometers
Glass Kits
Other Lab Equipment & Supplies
Gloves (Microflex®, other disposable)
Lab Equipment
Plastics, Glassware
Pyrex® Glassware
Corning® Plastic

Life Science Products
Molecular Biology
Kits - Nucleic Acid Amplification
Kits - Nucleic Acid Purification
Lipids
Inhibitors
Common Electrophoresis Reagents
Specialty Electrophoresis Reagents
Microbial Media
Common Reagents
Specialty Reagents
Nucleosides/Nucleotides
Albumins
Bovine Serum Albumins (BSA)
Common Amino Acids
Specialty Amino Acids
Specialty Agarose
Common Agarose
Common Antibiotics
Specialty Antibiotics
Common Carbohydrates
Specialty Carbohydrates
Common Detergents
Specialty Detergents
Buffers
Buffers, General
Buffers, Liquid
Buffers, pH
Buffer Salts
Cell Culture
Liquid Media (Classical)
Deficient Media (Powder)
Serum-free Media (Powder)
Powdered Media
Attachment Factors
Growth Factors
Cell Culture Reagents

Detailed Pricing Information
Upon request, we will set up your contract which makes you eligible for our special NAOSMM Membership Pricing. When your contract is set up, go to sigma-aldrich.com, log in with your user name and password and compare your membership price with our list price for detailed savings information.

If you don't have a Web account with us yet, register at sigma-aldrich.com/register.

Note: Sigma-Aldrich reserves the right, at it sole discretion, to modify or alter, at any time, shipping and freight terms, including but not limited to adding fuel surcharges or flat fee modifications, depending on market conditions.

NAOSMM Freight Savings
  • Orders greater than $300 will receive free freight for standard delivery (Academic accounts only. Industrial accounts must meet a minimum $600 order value to receive free freight).
  • Orders less than $300 will be charged a $20 flat freight fee.
  • $3 fuel surcharge will be applied to all orders.
  • Overnight/premium shipments will incur an additional $10 fee.
  • Truck shipments are discounted; discounts depend on ship to location.

Ordering
Please reference your contract number when placing an order to receive your product and freight savings.

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NAOSMM Professional Training Fund Award Image Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award

The Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award is intended to help NAOSMM members attend the annual NAOSMM Conference and Trade Show with insightful seminars and workshops that will help keep members abreast of current topics, trends and issues at the forefront of our industry and expose members to networking opportunities and personal development.

Since its establishment in 2007, the Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award has helped over 40 members to attend the NAOSMM conference.

Any NAOSMM member who meets the Travel Funding Criteria is encouraged to complete an application for travel funding and return it to the Awards Committee Chair.

The NAOSMM Awards Committee determines which applicants will be eligible to receive funding through the Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award. 

36th Annual NAOSMM Conference and Tradeshow
July 27-31, 2009, Boise, Idaho

NAOSMM Boise Logo

We are looking forward to see you at the 36th Annual NAOSMM Conference and Tradeshow on July 27-31, 2009, in Boise, Idaho.

As always, Friday through Tuesday you may attend a variety of workshops and presentations.

Join Dr. Avery Henderson - this year's keynote speaker sponsored by Sigma-Aldrich – on Monday, July 27, as he leads a powerful program on servant leadership for improving employee morale and productivity, as well as showing how it can be key to one's happiness. With fun, humorous and creative elements of "edu-tainment," Avery presents principles of servant-leadership and challenges participants to make the workplace better for internal and external customers, as well as improve family and community relationships (locally and globally) with the same principles.

Other workshops and presentations include:
  • "Safety in the Laboratory"
  • "How To Be A More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer"
  • "Getting Ready for an EPA Audit"
  • "Fun Chemistry Demonstrations YOU CAN Do!"
  • "Waste Management"
  • "Nano Technologies"
  • "Best Practices in Inventory"
  • "Eliminating Sources of Pipetting Error"
  • and more

On Wednesday and Thursday, July 29-30, visit us at our booths 100 and 102.

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NAOSMM Get Started Image Become a NAOSMM Member or Renew Your Annual Membership
You must be a NAOSMM member and annually renew your membership to be able to take advantage of the special Membership Pricing on thousands of Sigma-Aldrich products. Sign up or renew your membership now!*

Activate Your Special Membership Pricing
New members: After completing your NAOSMM membership application, simply fill out the online registration form to activate your special Membership Pricing. Once NAOSMM has confirmed you as a new member, you will receive a contract number. Your Sigma-Aldrich Web profile will be updated with your contract number and your Membership Pricing will be applied to all your online orders. In order to receive your product and freight savings when you place an order via phone or fax, please reference your contract number.

Existing members: Please remember to renew your NAOSMM membership by the end of the year. If we don’t get any notice from NAOSMM that your membership has been renewed, your contract number will be deactivated.

Contacts
For questions on how to become a NAOSMM member, how to renew your NAOSMM membership, how to apply for the Sigma-Aldrich Professional Training Fund Award, or for general questions regarding NAOSMM, please contact the NAOSMM committees.

For questions regarding the Sigma-Aldrich/NAOSMM Partnership, your contract number or your Membership Pricing, please contact us at naosmm@sial.com.

*Please read the NAOSMM Constitution and the NAOSMM By-Laws.

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