What is Sigma Aldrich?
Sigma Aldrich is a Global Life science and high technology company with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The company manufactures and sells a variety of high quality products like kits, chemical and biochemical products. Sigma Aldrich serves a large number of customers globally. The company's products are used in research and manufacturing sectors including biotechnology, proteomics, genomic, scientific research, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in diagnostics, pharmaceutical and high technology producing.
Products and operations
Sigma Aldrich offers a wide range of more than 100,000 chemical and over 30,000 laboratory equipment products. The company delivers its broad range of products to approximately 1.3 million scientists and technologists, who belong to life science sectors or business like government institutions, companies, hospitals, universities and industries. Sigma provides its products to customers throughout 40 countries.
History and Parent Company
Sigma Aldrich began its operations in a small consulting firm in 1934 in St Louis by the two
Brothers Aaron Fischer and Bernard Fischlowitz. The company has several offices, which are situated in almost every part of the
Globe and operated by more than 9,000 staff members.
Sigma Aldrich operates as a division of
Merck KGaA, a chemical and pharmaceutical products manufacturing company based in Germany. The company serves several countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America.