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Invetech Makes Debut, Announces Corporate Sponsorship at Drug Discovery Technology & Development 2006

Invetech
26 Jul 2006
Kerry Parker
CEO

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Invetech, specialists in instrument development and custom automation, announces its corporate sponsorship of Drug Discovery Technology & Development 2006. Visit the company at booth #738, where it will be showcasing its instrument development techniques and custom automation services.

Invetech supplies outsourced design and engineering services for clinical in-vitro diagnostics, life sciences & biotechnology, molecular biology, medical equipment, drug discovery and pharmaceutical manufacturing. For further details view the article webpage. Invetech will be speaking at the conference with its customer, MDS SCIEX. The two companies will be presenting on the success of the co-development of label-free cell-based platforms for the analysis of cell function in drug discovery applications.

The seminar will be held at 9am, Wednesday 9 August, demonstrating the ground-breaking CellKey™, a collaboration between Invetech and MDS SCIEX, which took less than 21 months from product concept to product launch. More information on this presentation can be found on the Drug Discovery Technology & Development schedule.

Drug Discovery Technology & Development is an annual event taking place on August 7 – 10, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts. During the four days of the conference, hot topics and issues will be discussed by the industry gurus as well as it being the platform for new launches. This will be Invetech’s second appearance at Drug Discovery Technology & Development and its first time as a corporate sponsor.

David James, Director of Manufacturing Innovation and Paul Dovile, Manager of Life Sciences will be representing Invetech at the conference.

For more information about Invetech’s innovative instrument development techniques and custom automation services, please contact Invetech by clicking 'request more info', view the article webpage, phone East Coast US: +1 203 675 4502, West Coast US: +1 415 533 1958, or visit on booth #738 at Drug Discovery Technology and Development.

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