Sartorius, Thermo Fisher Scientific Sign Supply Pact

Sartorius signed a new supply agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. for the non-exclusive reciprocal supply of products for biopharmaceutical process applications between the two companies. Under the agreement, Thermo Fischer Scientific’s TC Tech will supply Sartorius with disposable process containers through 2007 and with disposable process containers assembled with Sartorius filter capsules through 2012. In turn, Sartorius will supply TC Tech with filter units for an additional five years.

Sartorius and TC Tech have been partners for several years in the area of disposables for biopharmaceutical applications. However, for both companies, merger and acquisition activities have created changes in the ownership structure and/or in the product array, respectively, which required a new contractual arrangement. While TC Tech was acquired last year by Fisher Scientific, Sartorius is currently taking over the controlling stake in Stedim Biosystems S.A., a provider of disposable containers.

“The main target of this agreement is to optimally satisfy customer needs and to enable a continued product supply for their validated process applications,” said Reinhard Vogt, senior vice president of sales and marketing of the biotechnology division at Sartorius.