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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
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MEXOSERV COMPANY Delaware
NUNC UK LIMITED England
Sybron Holdings A/S Denmark
Nunc A/S Denmark
NNI Biotech AB Denmark
SYBRON DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Germany
Gerhard Menzel GmbH Germany
Gerhard Menzel Glasbearbeitungswerk GmbH & Co. K.G. Germany
Microm International GmbH Germany
Nunc GmbH & Co. K.G. Germany
Nunc Verwaltungs GmbH Germany
Scherf Prazision Europa GmbH Germany
SYBRON FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION Barbados
SYBRON LABORATORY PRODUCTS CORPORATION Delaware
Barnstead Thermolyne Corporation Delaware
Lab-Line Instruments, Inc. Delaware
Erie Scientific Company Delaware
Alexon-Trend, Inc. Wisconsin
Applied Biotech, Inc. California
Chase Scientific Glass, Inc. Wisconsin
Erie Electroverre S.A. Switzerland
Erie Scientific Company of Hungary KFT Hungary
Erie Scientific Company of Puerto Rico Delaware
Erie Watala Glass Co. Ltd. Hong Kong
Ever Ready Thermometer Co., Inc. Wisconsin
Microgenics Corporation Delaware
Consolidated Technologies, Inc. Wisconsin
Microgenics GmbH Germany
Microgenics Pty. Limited Australia
NERL Diagnostics Corporation Wisconsin
Owl Separation Systems, Inc. Wisconsin
Remel Inc. Wisconsin
Richard-Allan Scientific Company Wisconsin
Lab Vision Corporation California
Microm Laborgerate SL Spain
Samco Scientific Corporation Delaware
The Naugatuck Glass Company Connecticut
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Nalge Nunc International Corporation Delaware
Centripetal Technology Limited England
Genevac Limited England
Matrix Technologies Corporation Delaware
MTRX Corp. Delaware
Matrix Technologies Corporation Limited England
Molecular BioProducts, Inc. California
Labomex, MBP S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico
Nalge Nunc International K.K. Japan
National Scientific Company Wisconsin
Robbins Scientific Corporation California
Genevac Inc. New York
Summit Biotechnology, Inc. Wisconsin
SYBRON TRANSITION CORP. Delaware
SYBRON U.K. LIMITED
Electrothermal Engineering Ltd. England
Stem Corporation Limited England
Nalge (Europe) Limited England
Robbins Scientific (Europe) Limited England
Sybron Pensions Limited England
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