Millipore Corporation (NYSE, S&P 500: MIL) provides products for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The company assists pharmaceuticals with the drug production process by providing tools and expertise to optimize their manufacturing productivity, ensure the quality of their drugs, and increase production of drugs that are hard to manufacture. Millipore also helps scientists carry out their research by providing pre-made laboratory kits and filters and tests that can be used to separate substances for analysis and eliminte impurities. Millipore's largest customers include research departments at biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories, universities and governmental institutions. The company now employs approximately 5,800 employees in more than 47 offices worldwide.^[1]

Millipore is investing significant resources in expanding its Asian operations. In 2006 the company is opened a new training facility in China and has also significant increased its sales number of sales reps in the region.

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