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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul Knopick
714-545-0100 ext. 2465
ICN BIOMEDICALS' NEW CATALOG
FEATURES 55,000 PRODUCTS
- -Servicing the Entire Biotechnology Marketplace-
COSTA MESA, Calif., January 24, 1994 -- ICN Biomedicals, Inc., a
leading supplier to the worldwide biotechnology research community,
is sending 500,000 of its new, 1,824 page catalog to laboratory
researchers, hospitals, universities and industrial firms in almost
every country of the world.
The catalog offers 55,000 products, including biochemicals,
immunobiologicals, radiochemicals, cell biology tissue culture
products, organic, rare and fine chemicals, environmental
technology, diagnostic reagents and kits, instrumentation and
laboratory accessories. More than 3,000 of the products offered
are new.
ICN Biomedicals has one of the world's most complete offerings for
scientists involved in research in molecular biology, cell biology,
immunology and biochemistry. It would be difficult to find any
biomedical research experiment that doesn't utilize ICN Biomedicals
products or technology.
The catalog is indispensable for medical researchers involved in
the Human Genome Project, which is attempting to map the complete
genetic code. For example, the catalog contains numerous
restriction enzymes -- scissor-like biochemical molecules that cut
parts of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) at identifiable sites.
Catalog products include neonatal test systems used to screen
newborns for congenital diseases. These tests, used in more than a
dozen states, can lead to medical intervention to prevent mental or
physical retardation or even death. Other ICN Biomedical products
are used to study cell behavior, in the development of vaccines, in
cancer and other viral disease research. Also, ICN Biomedicals is
one of the country's largest manufacturers of personnel radiation
monitoring devices used in medical and dental offices,
laboratories, and in nuclear power plants.
The catalog is available in 9 languages, including Russian,
Spanish, French, Japanese and German. ICN Biomedicals' catalog is
also environmentally friendly, since it is printed on U.S.
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Information may be obtained by calling a toll-free number, 800/854-
0530, or by using a toll-free fax, 800/334-6999.
ICN Biomedicals, Inc. (AMEX:BIM) is a subsidiary of ICN
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:ICN).
