Artel will host the ISO International Lab Equipment Standards Meeting in 2011
Delegations from England, Germany, India, China will visit Westbrook in 2011
Westbrook, ME (May 20, 2010) - Artel will host the ISO International Lab Equipment Standards Meeting in 2011, drawing scientists and businesses from around the world to the Five Star business Park in Westbrook.
Artel is the world leader in high-accuracy, high-precision volume measurement for all types of liquid handling equipment. At the ISO conference in Europe this week, laboratory and measuring specialists from around the world voted to accept Artel’s invitation to host next year’s annual meeting. Delegations from England, Germany, India and China have already indicated they will attend, and as the meeting draws closer Artel expects companies in many other countries to make the decision to attend as well.
“This is a feather in the cap for Artel, for Westbrook, and for the biotechnology corridor that municipal officials in greater Portland are working hard to promote,” said Kirby Pilcher, Artel’s president and CEO. “Biotech, biomedical and high-tech companies represent high growth and robust jobs creation, and we are very pleased that we will be able to show off Westbrook and the Five Star business park as a great place to live and work.”
In business since 1982, Artel is the worldwide leader in liquid handling quality assurance. Artel manufactures the most accurate, precise and easy-to-use systems for ensuring data integrity in any process requiring liquid volume measurement. Based on proprietary ratiometric photometry, Artel products and services provide laboratories with the ability to quickly and easily optimize liquid handling processes and document testing protocols to ensure compliance, efficiency, and results that can be trusted. The company serves laboratories in the following markets: Drug Discovery and Development, Clinical Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical-Biotechnology QC, Public Health, Forensics and DNA Testing, Blood Banks, Food and Beverage Quality Control, Environmental and Water Testing, and Utilities.
Artel’s corporate headquarters are at 25 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092. Tel. 888-406-3463, 207-854-0860; Fax 207-854-0867; Email: info@artel-usa.com. Visit ARTEL’s website at www.artel-usa.com. MEDIA CONTACT: George Rodrigues, 207-854-0860, grodrigues@artel-usa.com