RCUK Sources Oligonucleotides Close to Home

Sigma Life Science, a division of Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation and a leading European manufacturer of oligonucleotides, has signed a three-year contract with Research Councils UK (RCUK) Shared Services Centre Ltd to be a preferred supplier for synthetic oligonucleotides. With more than 20 years of experience in this field, Sigma Life Science has a UK

production facility in Haverhill, near Cambridge.

Michael Harris, Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa regions for Sigma-Aldrich, commented: “Sigma Life Science has been a preferred oligonucleotide supplier to the Medical Research Council (one of the UK’s seven Research Councils) for over four years, and we are delighted that the quality of our products and service has resulted in the expansion of this contract. This new agreement is expected to enable additional RCUK researchers to access Sigma’s products, as well as allow Sigma Life Science to consolidate its relationship with RCUK.”