VWR International, LLC Launches eMolecules for UK Customers on vwr.com

RADNOR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR International, LLC, a global provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, received its first order following the integration of the Building Blocks Portal solution as a result of an agreement with eMolecules. eMolecules, established in 2005 for scientists by scientists, has built a powerful chemical structure search engine allowing researchers to source hundreds of thousands of novel compounds from around the globe with a few mouse clicks.

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Through this agreement, VWR and eMolecules will provide the integrated Building Blocks Portal solution to VWR's UK customers through uk.vwr.com. The addition of the Building Blocks Portal allows scientists to search and identify compounds on uk.vwr.com, as well as purchase products, equipment and chemicals from one single source.

"By providing our customers with instant, complimentary connectivity to identifying compounds, we are directly addressing a challenge that our customers have expressed to us. The Building Blocks Portal solution is a strong enhancement to our current offering on uk.vwr.com," stated Stephan Labonte, Senior Vice President, Category Management.

Once established in the UK, VWR expects to launch the Building Blocks Portal solution to additional markets around the globe.

"Through this collaboration, we aim to offer VWR customers the widest range of premier and most advanced building blocks available worldwide" said Niko Gubernator, eMolecules' Chief Executive Officer. "The eMolecules search engine allows customers to instantly access an advanced toolkit to improve research efficiencies, search the latest novel in-stock building blocks and receive these advanced reagents within days."

"VWR supports scientific innovation and enables science by providing our customers the most effective and efficient solutions. The Building Blocks Portal allows our customers to focus on and accelerate their process for scientific discovery," stated Manuel Brocke-Benz, President and CEO.

About VWR International, LLC

VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services with worldwide sales in excess of $4.1 billion in 2012. VWR enables the advancement of the world's most critical research by providing product and service solutions to laboratories and production facilities in the pharmaceutical, biotech, industrial, educational, governmental and healthcare industries. With over 160 years of industry experience, VWR offers a well-established network that reaches thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over 8,000 associates around the world working to streamline the way scientists, researchers, medical professionals and engineers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific stock and maintain their facilities. In addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration and technical services.

For more information on VWR, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit www.vwr.com, or write, VWR, Radnor Corporate Center, Building One, Suite 200, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087.

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