Vendor Discounts

Some vendors are offering substantial discounts for Tulane investigators affected by Katrina. The vendor contacts are:

GE Healthcare (formerly Amersham Biosciences)
Hurricane Relief pricing will be in effect through 2/28/06.

• 1D Electrophoresis Units – 35% discount [*through 12/30 order 2 eligible units (does not need to be 2 of the same unit) and receive a 50% discount on both units]
• Protein Expression – 40% discount
• PCR consumables – 30% discount
• Any spectrophotometers – 20% discount [*through 12/30 a 25% discount is available on select instrument packages]
• Nucelic Acid Purification products – 50% discount e.g. genomic preps, TempliPhi, ProbeQuant G50
• ECL Western blotting reagents – 20% discount
• Hyperfilm – 19% discount
• Protein Detection, Rainbow Marker – 15% discount
• 10% discount on many other products
  
  Discounts will be automatic except for those noted with asterisks.
  For information on * specials or other questions please contact
  Jacqui Carter, your GE Healthcare Core Products Representative.
  jacqui.carter@ge.com
  800-526-3593 x 8133

Invitrogen:
75% on common molecular biology reagents through '05.
Michelle Bell
Account Manager II
Invitrogen Corporation
(800) 955-6288 x61409
Michelle.bell@invitrogen.com

BD Biosciences:
50% on antibodies.
Eric Barnhart, M.S.
Research Reagent Sales Specialist
BD BioSciences - Pharmingen & Immunocytometry Systems
800-451-4557 x 1869
Fax 214-370-5979
Cell - 214-662-1928
Eric_Barnhart@bd.com

Sigma-Aldrich
Up to 70% on a wide range of items.
Promotion Code 444
Call 800-325-3010 or order online.
Offer expires November 30, 2005

Stratagene
40% on biologicals, 15% on instruments through '05.
Bobbi A. Adams
Senior Account Manager - S. TX, LA and MS
Voice: 1-800-424-5444 ext. 16017
Cell: 985-788-0993
E-mail: bobbi.adams@stratagene.com
Quotation # K123. Expires 12/31/05

IDT
50% on replacement oligos ordered from them previously.
Trisha Moon
Assistant Manager of Customer Support
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
tmoon@idtdna.com
Ph: 800-328-2661
Fx: 319-626-8466

Ambion
$2,000 per researcher, free; all to be submitted together as an institutional request once inventory is done.
Gail Morton
National Sales Manager
gmorton@ambion.com
800-888-8804 x 6157

TeleSage
GSA (Government Contract) Pricing
Diana Borja
dborja@telesage.com
153 E. Franklin Street/PO Box 750
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 USA
919-942-8849

New England Biolabs
One-time 50% discount on a restocking order when investigators return.
Penny Fu Devoe
New England Biolabs
Marketing Services
240 County Rd
Ipswich, MA 01938
tel: (978) 380-7220 (Direct Line)
tel: 1-800-632-5227 x7220
fax: (978) 380-7479
e-mail: devoe@neb.com