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For Immediate Release     

Contact: Bhaskar Venepalli, Ph.D.; bhaskar@cvchem.com; Tel: 919-678-0704

CiVentiChem expands by adding CiVentiAnalytical, a new GLP/cGMP analytical chemistry laboratory

Cary, NC, November 12, 2008 --- CiVentiChem, LLC, has expanded its R&D laboratory in Cary, North Carolina, with the launch of CiVentiAnalytical, a new state-of-the-art GLP/cGMP analytical laboratory.

Staffed by an experienced team, CiVentiAnalytical offers analytical chemistry services to customers in the life science industry. “Our objective is to solve the most difficult pharmaceutical method development, validation and remediation challenges of our customers,” said Dr. Bhaskar Venepalli, President of CiVentiChem. With state of the art HPLC hardware and software, CiVentiAnalytical is able to perform multi-vector, design of experiment studies allowing rapid development of reproducible and robust analytical methods.

In addition to the analytical chemistry laboratory in Cary, North Carolina, a new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Intermediates pilot plant is being added in Hyderabad, India, to manufacture large volume products, allowing CiVentiChem to serve customers’ needs from R&D all the way to clinical development. As a result of the new analytical chemistry services and API plant, CiVentiChem is expanding its customer base in the USA, Europe and Asia. “With modern laboratories in the USA and a lab and pilot plant in India, we have an attractive and unique business model that allows us to provide tailored solutions to meet our customers’ needs,” said Venepalli. “Our customers have the luxury of choosing to work with us either in the US or in India based on their project needs. 

"This expansion supports our main goal to provide a basket of services that will help our customers bring products to the marketplace faster," said Dr. Venepalli.

Located near Research Triangle Park in Cary, North Carolina, CiVentiChem provides integrated discovery support, research and development, and contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) to pharmaceutical, biotech and agrochemical companies.  More information about the capabilities of CiVentiChem and CiVentiAnalytical can be obtained at the company web site, www.cvchem.com.