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Esco News | January 2012

January 2012

Looking Back Moving Forward

Mike Martin appointed President of ETi p3

Reaping the Rewards of Hard Work p4

new Year, new Products p5

Esco’s First Train the Trainer Program “Biosafety and Biosafety cabinet Training” p7

other Esco Events p8

ULT Freezer Performance Testing p10

corporate Social Responsibility p11

Fun Page - Esco’s Holiday Dinner Party p12

christmas and new Year on a global Perspective p13


always safe. always available.

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD YOU NEED SAFETY, ESco iS THERE.Since 1978, Esco has emerged as a leader in the development of controlled environment, laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment solutions. Products sold in more than 100 countries include biological safety cabinets, cleanroom products, compounding pharmacy equipment, containment / pharma products, ductless fume hoods, in vitro fertilization workstations, lab animal research products, laboratory fume hoods, laboratory ovens and incubators, laminar flow clean benches and PcR products and instrumentation.

With the most extensive product line in the industry, Esco has passed more tests, in more languages, for more certifications, throughout more countries than any biosafety cabinet manufacturer in the world. Esco remains dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the clinical, life science, research and industrial laboratory community. www.escoglobal.com.

Products:• Biological Safety Cabinets

• CO2 incubator

• Compounding Pharmacy Equipment

• Containment / Pharma Products

• Ductless Fume Hoods

• IVF Workstations

• Lab Animal Research Products

• Laboratory Fume Hoods

• Laboratory Incubators

• Laboratory Ovens

• Laminar Flow Cabinets

• Microplate Shaker/Incubator

• PCR Cabinets

• PCR Thermal Cyclers

• Powder Weighing Balance Enclosures

• Ultra-low Temperature Freezers

Esco Global OfficesBeijing, China | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Manama, Bahrain | Guangzhou, China | Hanoi, Vietnam Marietta, oH, USa | Melaka, Malaysia | Mumbai, india | Philadelphia, Pa, USa | Salisbury, Uk Shanghai, china | Seoul, korea | Delhi, india | Singapore


cEo Letter

Dear friends and colleagues:

Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family had a happy and safe holiday season.

as 2011 was drawing to a close, i found myself reflecting on the events of the past

year, and planning for the achievements and challenges of 2012. as always, i would

like to acknowledge the contributions of all our team members, without whom all

of this would not be possible.

The major achievements in 2011 include healthy sales growth (and excellent growth

in north america with 2 major projects won), the launch of our -86c freezers in

asia, development of pharmaceutical isolators, the move to our new manufacturing

facility (ETc), the establishment of platform roadmaps for many of our product lines,

and a re-designed organization structure aimed at taking Esco to the next level.

one of our team members came to me recently to ask my opinion on what were the most important things to Esco

employees. i told him that i believed that our employees valued chiefly the creation of a better future for oneself and

one’s family. He also told me that employees also valued a close team atmosphere across all levels of the organization.

We agreed. Let’s work together to make Esco a place where we can all realize our dreams.

This question triggered some further soul searching and made me reflect on the true purpose of business in today’s

world. at Esco, we believe that we exist to serve all stakeholders, including employees, customers, shareholders and

society at large. our chairman has frequently referred to the Esco family and encouraged the management team to run

this company with a heart. We also take pride in the fact that we are developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing

tools which help our customers make the world safer and healthier. in a small way, Esco contributes positively to society

by developing products, meeting customer needs, providing stable employment, doing business ethically and generating

profits which can be re-invested towards innovation and furthering the cause of the enterprise. We may not be a big

company by any measure, but we can still be a great small company.

2012 will be another year of change for Esco: new factory, new products, new international sales and service operations,

new systems and processes. our journey to become a more mature, organized and successful company. as Heraclitus

said, “only change is constant”. While nothing lasts forever, and “even beauty must die”, let us all take pride in our daily

efforts and strive to make a meaningful impact on the people around us every single day of our lives.

Sincerely,

XQ Lin

group cEo

Lin Xiang Qian, CEO

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Mike Martin appointed President of ETi

Esco has appointed Mike Martin, presently general Manager Esco Technologies, inc. (ETi), as President of ETi and Vice-President for North America Lab of the Esco Group. ETi is the north america subsidiary of the Esco group, a laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment manufacturer

headquartered in Singapore. This appointment recognizes Mike’s service to ETi and the Esco group over the past 4+ years, during which time he established operations both in Hatboro, Pa and Marietta, oH.

Mike is a valued member of the Esco family, and has not only

established Esco in the North American market for laboratory

equipment; but has also served in various advisory roles to the

group’s senior management in Singapore and around the world,

enabling us to tap into his decades of industry experience.

Esco USa offcice, Philadelphia, Pa, USa

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- XQ Lin, group cEo


Reaping the Rewards of Hard Work

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2011 was a busy year for Esco with the launching of new products, improvements to the factory and production, numerous meetings, trainings, seminars, exhibitions, and other activities. Big projects or tenders were among the most important of these.

Esco Technologies, inc. (ETi), in partnership with its distributor VWR International, was awarded the contract to provide over 120 biological safety cabinets to Saic-Frederick, inc. in Maryland, USa. Saic-Frederick develops and applies advanced technologies to accelerate the delivery of new treatments to patients with cancer and aiDS.

ETi is supplying Esco Labculture® class ii Type a2 and Type B2 cabinets including eight custom cabinets. Delivery of the units began in late november 2011 with completion in the first quarter of 2012. The staff at Saic-Frederick conducts groundbreaking scientific research and Esco will now be an integral part of those advanced technologies.

Esco Micro was awarded a project at national University of Singapore to supply a total of 59 units of Biosafety cabinets consisting of 40 units of Labculture class ii Type a2 and 19 units of airstream® class ii Type B2. Most of the units have been delivered in november 2011 while the remaining units will be delivered in early 2012.

Here are other big projects won or installed this year:•108 x LA2 Class II Cabinet to Australia

• 40 x EFA Fume Hoods to South Africa

• 67 x Class II Cabinet to Sweden

• 15 x EFA Fume Hoods, 6 x LA2 Class II Cabinet to Colombia

• 7 x EFA Fume Hoods, 4 x LA2, 41 x LP2 Class II Cabinets to Scotland

• 25 ADC Fume Hoods to Indonesia


new Year, new achievements

Every year is an opportunity for us to do better than the last. Esco continually pursues developing new and better products and gaining more international certifications. In this year alone, Esco has released the Frontier™ Duo Generation 2, NordicSafe® Low Noise Class II MSC, and CelCulture® CO2 Incubator with Suppressed O2 as well as new certifications such as TIS for Isotherm® Forced Convection Laboratory Oven and the renewal of ISO 9001 and 14001 certificates for Esco Singapore and Bintan, Indonesia.

To add to this list are new products and more certifications achieved over a span of only 2 months. The Labculture® class ii Type B2 (LB2), for instance, is now available as a generation 2 product, with new and enhanced features as well as some of its proven original design and components. The LB2 g2, as we call it, features lower exhaust volume and pressure to save energy, lower noise for better operator working comfort, lower height to fit into labs with low ceilings, the new Sentinel™ gold controller, and many other great improvements.

One of the newest products of Esco is the Voyager® Software. Voyager is a Pc-based software package developed for the remote monitoring, datalogging, and programming/device configuration of Esco controlled environment products. This software is compatible with Esco laboratory ovens & incubators, co2 incubators, and ULT freezers. Voyager interfaces with individual Esco equipment over RS485 and up to 16 pieces of equipment may be interfaced to a single Pc.

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The nordicSafe® class ii Microbiological Safety cabinet was launched during the second quarter of 2011. it comes in 2 sizes, 4ft and 6ft, and both models are certified according to BS En 12469:2000, a European standard for microbiological safety cabinets. The tests were conducted by the Health Protection agency, or HPa, in Uk and the certificates are available for download from Esco’s website.


certificates for all 3 sizes are available on Esco’s website for download.

Esco’s Frontier ™ line of Fume Hoods has received Underwriters Laboratories, USa classification under the fume hood standard 1805. The UL mark is now found on Frontier models, namely: acela, Mono, Duo, Junior, Perchloric, Radioisotope™, acid Digestion™, and Floor Mounted™ fume hoods.

ExPEcT mORE IN 2012 FOR NEW PRODUcT RELEASES AND OTHER ExcITING UPDATES!

Esco’s premier brand of Biosafety cabinet, the infinity® class ii BSc, has recently acquired TUV certification for model FC2-5A1. Now, all FC2-A sizes (4ft, 5ft, and 6ft) are TUV certified according to DIN EN 12469 standard.

EScO TEcHNOLOGY cENTEREsco has also invested in a new state-of-the-art facility in Bintan, indonesia, the Esco Technology centre or ETc, a vision of Mr. Lim Lay Yew, Esco’s chairman and Founder.

The steady growth of the company over the past few decades required more and more space and this led to the acquiring of ETc. “now enabled by our new production facility, we have even better possibilities to boost production and develop quality and delivery performance with these high-technology products,” says Mrs. Lim, coo. The new location is only a few hundred meters away from the old factory in Bintan industrial Estate. The Esco Technology center will be able to support Esco’s growth for years to come.

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Esco’s First Train the Trainer Program“Biosafety and Biosafety cabinet Training”

For years, Esco has conducted trainings which focused on sales and products and after-sales or technical service. Last 28 november 2011, Esco’s first Train the Trainer Program with the title “Biosafety and Biosafety cabinet Training” was held at its headquarters in Singapore. The speaker was a notable biosafety expert, Dr. Barbara Johnson, who is a registered biosafety professional.

Dr. Johnson is a past president of aBSa, past vice president of a-PBa, representative to iFBa and the co-Editor of the peer review journal applied Biosafety. Her company, Biosafety Biosecurity international is an approved Facility certifier by the Singapore Ministry of Health.

Participants in the training included Esco distributors from different countries as well as customers from different companies and institutes in Singapore. The training agenda covered topics such as Biosafety awareness and choosing

the Right BSc; Working Safely in a BSc; Personal Protective Equipment; introduction to Microbiology; Testing and Decontaminating BScs, just to name a few. The event was made more interesting with the live demonstration on the safe use of a BSc, wearing of PPE, and spill clean-up. The last portion of the training, which involved the active participation of attendees, was a demo on glove donning and doffing wherein everyone was asked to put on nitrile gloves and then rubbed them with a simulated germ gel. Participants then practiced taking off their gloves very carefully to avoid being “contaminated” by the gel.

it was definitely a very interesting and highly informative training for all who took part. With the success of this event, Esco plans to provide more trainings and seminars similar to this for distributors and end-users in order to help ensure that safety is always top priority.


other Esco Events

Two very successful end-user seminars were conducted in the cities of istanbul and ankara in Turkey last September 27 and 29, respectively. The topics discussed were about Biosafety cabinet & Laminar Flow cabinet Technology awareness and Safe Handling of cytotoxic Drugs, conducted by Mr. owais Yaqub, Esco MEna/Sa Sales & Technical Manager, and Mr. anwar ghani, Esco MEna /Sa regional trainer. These seminars were organized by our exclusive distributor SEM Endustri.

The total number of participants for both end-user seminars was more than 150, majority of which were from the government & private health sectors of Turkey. in both seminars, there was very good interaction between participants and the presenters with a lot of concepts and questions clarified by the end-users. Biohazard & cytotoxic sample handling techniques were discussed in detail as well as various local and international standards of biosafety and cytotoxic sample handling.

End-user Seminars in Turkey

TETca, or Taiwan’s Environmental Testing and certification association, held a workshop/seminar organized by academia Sinica last 25-26 october 2011 with the agenda “Biological Safety cabinets and chemical Fume Hood Testing Technology-cum-Workshop of international Standards.” TETca recognizes that there is a lack of active advocacy and training on the use of biological safety cabinets and fume hoods as well as safety awareness. The workshop was organized to address these weaknesses and the event received enthusiastic responses from those interested.

Esco’s cEo, XQ Lin, was invited as one of the speakers for the event. His talk consisted of Biological Safety cabinet classes and airflow Patterns and the comparison of nSF and En Biosafety cabinet Standards.

TETcA Seminar in Taiwan


Esco Technologies, inc. participated in the 54th annual Biological Safety conference of the american Biological Safety association (aBSa) held at the Marriott Hotel in anaheim, california last october 27 to november 2. Esco is a tenured Silver Sponsor of the annual conference which consisted of two days of pre-conference courses and three full days of a scientific program. an exhibit area was provided in conjunction with the conference in which Esco took part. Esco Technologies, inc. operations Managers, olga nelson from the Hatboro, Pa location and Scott Weppler from the Marietta, oH facility attended and staffed the Esco booth for the two-day show. Several pre-conference courses targeted the veterinary and animal health fields and in response, Esco highlighted the VIVA® animal containment Work Stations in addition to the biological safety cabinets and laminar flow products.

aBSa was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and to serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. one of aBSa’s goals is to provide a forum for the continued and timely exchange of biosafety information and one way to achieve this is through this event. aBSa encourages the establishment of biosafety organizations in developing nations and a large contingent of visiting foreign researchers and biosafety professionals were in attendance. The next annual Biological Safety conference will be held in october 2012 in orlando, FL, and Esco will take part once again in this very important event.

ABSA 2011 – california, USA

Esco concluded a successful 3-day event at the recent Biotechnica 2011 in partnership with our exclusive partner in germany, Biomedis (www.biomedis.de). The event was held from 10-13 october 2011 in the beautiful city of Hannover. at this show, we displayed the infinity® class ii Biological Safety cabinet which is TUV approved and the current best-selling cabinet for Esco in the german market. We also displayed the celculture® co2

incubator which chalked up a lot of interests from visitors. The Biomedis team was kept very busy speaking to visitors from all over germany.

Last 14-18 november 2011, the leading event for the chemistry sector in southern Europe, Expoquimia, was held in Barcelona where Esco took part as an exhibitor. We had the opportunity to show our latest products such as the nordicSafe® class ii Biosafety cabinet, celculture® co2 incubator, and isotherm® Lab oven. Traditional best sellers such as the Labculture® Horizontal Laminar Flow cabinet and ascent® opti Ductless Fume Hoods were also exhibited.

Like with most exhibitions, Expoquimia was a very good opportunity for us to catch up with our customers in the region. More importantly, we had the chance to listen to their ideas on how we can bring more value to our products and services.

Biotechnica 2011 - Germany

Esco at Expoquimia - Spain


ULT Freezer Performance Testing

Two units of Esco’s Lexicon® Ultra-low Temperature Freezer were tested by Design Services network, a UL third party test lab under Emerson climate Technologies, USa. The purpose of the project was to determine the performance of the units by conducting a series of tests according to a customized plan. The test standards, where applicable, were followed in accordance to anSi/aSHRaE 72-2005 and aRi 1200-2006/2008. The types of tests performed were BoT (Bottom out Test), BTU Reserve Test, Energy consumption Test, and Warm-up Time Test.

Based on the test results, the Lexicon Ultra-low Temperature Freezer surpasses 5 major competitors’ performance, with its low energy consumption, longer warm-up time, and large reserve capacity. This guarantees that Lexicon ULT freezers provide superior performance and ensures reliability better than other brands.

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corporate Social Responsibility

corporate success and social welfare are interdependent. a business cannot accomplish one without affecting the other in one way or another. companies nowadays are becoming more responsible in applying business ethics and this is when corporate Social Responsibility (cSR) is integrated into the system.

Esco’s commitment to customers does not strictly apply to creating and producing the best quality or most innovative products but also ensuring that the company takes responsibility for its activities and provides satisfaction to all its stakeholders.

one of Esco’s cSR initiatives is sponsoring events or activities held by various organizations such as the Bio Safety Security Defence international congress & Exhibition 2011. Esco sponsored the said event held in July 2011, where Esco’s chairman and Founder, Mr. Lim Lay Yew, was invited to give a talk which directed towards the discussion of Biosafety cabinet classifications as well as a comparison between two international standards for biosafety cabinets: the american Standard, nSF 49, and the European Standard, En 12469.

another approach of Esco for cSR is to ‘go green”. Esco’s R&D evaluates components and designs in order to produce energy-efficient products without compromising quality. Manufacturing processes are also reviewed in order to come up with more efficient procedures and reduce wastage. Even simple activities like recycling and energy-conservation are implemented in the offices as part of this approach.

Trainings and Seminars are conducted for end-users or customers which cover useful topics to educate them on biological safety practices and proper use of laboratory equipment. The purpose of these trainings and seminars is for the laboratory workers to be made aware of possible hazards when working in the lab and to encourage them to apply safe practices and proper handling of equipment.

Looking forward to more cSR activities and with new plans already underway, Esco aims to establish and strengthen its corporate Social Responsibility as part of its commitment to serve its customers and the community, as well as to preserve the environment.

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Esco’s Holiday Dinner Party

What better way to end a great year than with a great party! it was a unique and fun experience for the Esco family as its Singapore office spent their holiday party with a special dinner while enjoying the harbor cruise aboard the Dragon Ferry in Marina South Pier, Singapore.

Lots of prizes were in store for everyone as the hosts picked names throughout the evening, receiving vouchers and home appliances. Two were even lucky enough to win a flat-screen TV and an iPad. Some entertainment was provided as well by a number of staff with their dance numbers which everyone enjoyed.

another highlight was the gift exchange titled “Be My Secret Santa for christmas”. a few weeks before the party, everyone was asked to choose a cartoon character as their code name. Each person then picked from these code names a secret “baby” to give a present to. identities were revealed as each one was called that night to hand the present themselves to their “baby”.

after what seemed like endless chatting and picture-taking, everyone went home with huge smiles on their faces, carrying their prizes and filled tummies.


christmas and new Year on a global PerspectiveDecember has always been known as the christmas Season for

many while new Year’s Day gives everyone an exciting feeling of

having a fresh start no matter which part of the world they’re

in. although not all countries celebrate these holidays the same

way, it is interesting to know how different parts of the world

spend this time of the year in their own traditions.

in South africa, for example, christmas season falls during

summer, so instead of wearing winter coats and drinking hot

cocoa by the fire, people are drawn to the beach, rivers, or

camping areas. British christmas traditions were adapted by

South africans as well because of its history with the Uk, like

Boxing Day, the day after christmas, when boys go around

collecting money in clay boxes and break them once they are

filled. another is the hanging of stockings to be filled with

presents.

Bethlehem, the place which is believed to be where christmas

began, expects a huge crowd every year for christmas Eve

celebrations. Pilgrims from all over the world come to witness

annual processions passing through Manger Square, the

plaza outside the church or Basilica of the nativity. Different

processions are led by different christian denominations.

new Zealand is always the first country to celebrate new Year’s

Day because of its geographical location, with its city gisborne,

which is found 496km west of the international Date Line, as

the first major city in the world whose clock strikes 12mn.

one of the most popular new Year’s Eve countdowns is seen at

Times Square, new York city, where the annual new Year’s Eve

Ball Drop is held. The ball, signifying new Year’s Day, was first

dropped here in the year 1907 and has been done every year

since. about a million people come together every year in Times

Square just to watch this event.

How do you say “merry christmas” and “Happy New Year” in different languages? Here are a few ways:

no matter how you say it, or celebrate it, this time of the year is the most wonderful as we look back at the months that passed but

look forward to a new beginning filled with hope and great anticipation. Welcome to 2012!

LANGUAGE/cOUNTRY mERRY cHRISTmAS HAPPY NEW YEAR

Afrikaans (South Africa) geseënde kersfees gelukkige nuwe Jaar

Filipino (Philippines) Maligayang Pasko Manigong Bagong Taon

Swedish (Sweden) god Jul gott nytt År

Vietnamese (Vietnam) Chúc Giáng Sinh Vui Vẻ Chúc Mừng Năm Mới

French (France) Joyeux noël Bonne année

Italian (Italy) Buon natale Buon anno

Spanish (Spain) ¡Feliz navidad ¡Feliz año nuevo


meet Esco at the following Events:

mARcH 11-15, Pittcon 2012orange county convention center, orlando, FL USa

march 26-29, Arablab 2012Dubai international convention & Exhibition centre, Dubai, UaE

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