Eichrom In the Year 2000 Michael J. Fern Eichrom Industries, Inc. Eichrom European Users’ Meeting 15th November, 1999 Paris

15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.2 Company History n Company founded (02/90) n Eichrom Europe formed in (09/97) n Merged with Micra Scientific (01/99) n 10th Anniversary (02/00)

15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.3 Corporate Structure

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.5 Inorganic Chemistry New Developments n Ongoing Method Development: large sample sizes bioassay sample analysis n Cartridge Format for Resins n Hazardous Metals Resins (Cr, As, Se, etc.)

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.7 Process Applications n Iron removal -- Copper mining/refining n Purification of Acids -- Microelectronics Manufacturing n Heavy Metals removal -- Food and beverage industry

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.9 HPLC Products n Traditional pharmaceutical applications n Medical testing -- e.g., hemoglobin n Proteins and peptides -- proteomics

15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.10 Proteomics Applications

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.12 Life Science n Cell Separation Kits n Eichrom chemistry -- e.g., diphosphonate n MICRA ® particle technology -- ATROSphere™ n Metal binding proteins

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.14 E. coli Testing n Introduced (09/99) n ATROSphere -- lateral flow device n More selective test for 0157:H7

15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.15 Lateral Flow Device

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15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.17 Clinical Diagnostics n Lateral flow test devices n Combining ATROSphere with advances in biotechnology n Bladder cancer, cardiac risk markers

15/11/99 Eichrom Industries, Inc.18 Other Developments n Euro - (01/00) n Enhanced Web Site n e-Commerce