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1 BINDER GmbH Quality is one of the most important factors for customers when establishing confidence in a company. This is why product safety has top priority in manufacturing, and in the Life Sciences sector it is an absolutely vital element in the production of drugs. Increasingly higher standards require researchers and developers to have extensive know-how, and especially a sense of responsibility. Before a product is released for sale, it has to be tested in a climatic environment that resembles natural conditions as closely as possible optimally in an environmental test chamber made by BINDER. BINDER, with its head office in Tuttlingen, is the international leader in its industry and one of the pioneers in developing simulation chambers. Its products are proven in the field, and can be found in numerous laboratories around the world. BINDER s Life Sciences division supplies products to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and food industries, as well as research institutes. BINDER test chambers are used by the pharmaceutical industry to test the shelf life of medicines under various climatic and lighting circumstances. These chambers can simulate a vast range of environmental situations with controlled humidity, temperature and light, in order to test the resistance of drugs and how these conditions affect their properties. For laboratories working in the medical sciences sector, a high-precision temperature environment is crucial for the storage and incubation of cells. In addition to serving the electronics sector, our industrial applications department also primarily serves customers in the automotive industry. For example, the service life of products and their resistance against environmental influences is tested by simulating a 10-year weathering process for a polymer in a BINDER simulation chamber in just a few days. A comprehensive range of advanced technical products In addition to lean and flexible production structures, the company s strength is based primarily upon its advanced technology and innovation. BINDER GmbH invests more than 10% of its annual sales revenue into research and development. A staff of more than 100 in the Research and Development Center (PTC) are engaged in developing new product innovations and improvements. The increasing complexity of technological interrelationships and the growing interdependency between technical disciplines requires close ongoing cooperation between specialists in different areas. At the PTC, interdisciplinary research teams consisting of mechanical designers, hardware and software specialists, electronics engineers, automation specialists, and product managers are developing new product ideas. This offers the advantage of combining know-how from throughout the company with product-related information, from engineering to packaging, efficiently and in a timely fashion. This process broadens expertise as well as responsibility for these innovations across many areas of the company. BINDER GmbH focuses on a comprehensive range of highly specialized equipment, known for its quality, which is safe in operation and is user-friendly. For Peter Michael Binder, this focus on innovation within the company represents the most significant distinction between BINDER and its competitors, as well as the basis for its successful positioning as a market leader. He explains that in contrast to manufacturers who offer a full range of products, we prefer to focus on highly specialized precision products. This is in fact precisely the secret of our success. As a medium-sized company, we are far more flexible and can respond much faster than our competitors, who are often inhibited by complex corporate structures. We don't need complicated discussions and synchronization between the various levels within a hierarchy. Tuttlingen, Hong Kong, Moscow, Shanghai and New York Our future growth will also be achieved by deploying internal resources and using our technological expertise in creating superior new products. The most important growth engine for BINDER continues to be its business abroad, particularly the markets in Asia and the USA. BINDER earns roughly 80% of its operating revenue through export. Central and Southern Europe are serviced and supported from BINDER GmbH headquarters in Tuttlingen, and the markets in the USA and in Asia are looked after by the subsidiaries BINDER Inc. (New York) and BINDER Asia Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong); sales offices in Shanghai and Moscow are responsible for Northern and Eastern Europe, respectively. BINDER backs up its technological market leadership with a multifaceted service portfolio. It offers a calibration service in compliance with relevant international standards and specifications, as well as product training, convenient software for recording measured data acquisition, and a 24-hour replacement parts supply service. We are proud of our ability to make the impossible possible. Our strengths are particularly evident when it comes to complex and demanding tasks, says Peter M. Binder in describing his company philosophy. G:\# 2010\Presse\Unternehmensprofile\Englisch\BINDER_Company_Profile_KBA_2010.doc

2 Facts & Data Address BINDER GmbH Im Mittleren Ösch 5 D Tuttlingen, Germany Phone Fax Homepage info@binder-world.com Management Areas of expertise Employees (2009) Sales 2009 Peter M. Binder Simulation of exact physical, chemical and biological environmental conditions for industrial and scientific laboratories. Manufacturer of Environmental simulation chambers, incubators, and equipment for controlled preservation, Climatic simulation Heating and refrigeration technology, Gas measurement and control technology, Lighting technology, Vacuum technology 350 employees, worldwide Euro 50 million Export ratio: 80% equipment units p.a. The company invests 13% of its sales into research and development Year founded 1983 Subsidiaries/ Sales offices Reference customers In 10 countries USA, Russia, France, Italy, China, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, England, India In 120 countries worldwide including Bayer, BASF, Novartis, Aventis, Schering Plough, Max-Planck- Institute, Bayer Pharma, Byk Gulden, Boehringer Ingelheim, DKFZ, Daimler, Bosch, Siemens, Toyota Motor Sports, Philip Morris, Kraft Food, Nestlé.

3 Heads Peter Michael Binder Name Function Company Peter Michael Binder President & CEO BINDER GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany Background DOB September 25, 1953 at Tübingen Tuttlingen elementary school High School Gymnasium Internat Gaienhofen at Lake of Konstanz 1974 Abitur Military Service at Stetten a. Kalten Markt and Immendingen 1975 Attended the Fridericiana University at Karlsruhe, major: Electrical Engineering Area of specialization: Measurement & Control Engineering, System Dynamics, with Professor Föllinger 1981 Final qualification: Diplom-Ingenieur [graduate engineer] 1982 Wilhelm Binder Company sold to Pakistan 1983 Establishment of WTB Binder Laboratory Technology by Peter M. Binder

4 History Around 1850 Binder Bros. Shoe manufacturing 1923 WILHELM BINDER Medical and surgical instruments 1983 Establishment of WTB Binder Laboratory Technology by Peter M. Binder 1991 Pioneer development and market launch of the APT-Line TM temperature chambers Advancing to technology leader Years of double-digit rapid growth, and internationalization 1999 Establishment of the first BINDER sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2000 Change of firm's name to BINDER GmbH 2000 New market image BINDER, Best conditions for your success, positioning in the high-end market segment 2002 Establishment of BINDER Marketing, Inc., USA 2003 Entry into the industrial manufacturing sector 2004 Creation of a decentralized international marketing structure 2005 Establishment of BINDER Russia & CIS sales office in Moscow 2005 Launch of the investment and innovation campaign, construction and inauguration of the Research and Development Center (RDC) in Tuttlingen 2006 Start of construction work for the factory expansion and introduction of the BINDER Lean Production System 2007 Completion of the first construction phase of the factory expansion, and inauguration of the Production and Technology Center (PTC) in Tuttlingen year anniversary of the company 2008 Establishment of BINDER Asia Pacific Ltd in Hong Kong 2009 Establishment of BINDER sales office in Shanghai

5 BINDER. Best conditions for your success BINDER is the world s leading specialist in Environmental simulation chambers, incubators, and equipment for controlled preservation for scientific and industrial applications. With a comprehensive range of products covering routine applications as well as highly specific tasks in the area of research and development, production and quality assurance. BINDER is the brand when it comes to maximum precision requirements for the exact simulation of physical, chemical and biological ambient conditions. With a clear focus on what BINDER is really good at: Temperature: Heating and refrigeration techniques Gas metering and control techniques Lighting engineering Vacuum technology Environmental simulation With its comprehensive market performance, BINDER has reached a leading world-wide position. We are proud of this fact. And this is what drives us. Our list of customers includes every renowned company in 120 countries throughout the world. Our passion for technology is what distinguishes us from the rest. Consistent technical perfection has enabled us to achieve an international leading position. Lots of people talk about progress. We continuously initiate it. We have always redefined the efficiency of temperature chambers, with technical sophistication and ingenuity. And we will continue to do so in future, too. Innovation is a tradition at BINDER. Much of what automatically comprise temperature chambers nowadays was originally designed by BINDER. This is impressively documented by numerous patents. BINDER GmbH product range Science Drying and Heating ovens Temperature test chambers Savety drying ovens Vacuum drying ovens CO 2 -Incubators Incubators / Refrigerated incubators Constant climate chambers Climatic text chambers with special lighting ED FD FED FP M FDL MDL VD VDL C CB BD BF KB KBF KBF P KBF LQC KBW KBWF Industry Drying ovens Heating chambers Temperature test chambers Savety drying ovens Vacuum drying ovens Environmental simulation chambers Constant climate chambers ED FD FED FP M FDL MDL VD VDL MK MKF MKT KMF BINDER GmbH PO BOX 102 D Tuttlingen I Head office: BINDER GmbH I Im Mittleren Ösch 5 I D Tuttlingen Contact: Phone: +49 (0)7462/ I Fax: +49 (0) 7462/ I info@binder-world.com I