News Release

Millar Instruments, Inc and Harvard Apparatus Improve Ability to Provide Total Physiology Solutions Through Joint Distribution Agreement 

Orlando, Florida – November 13, 2009 - Millar Instruments, Inc. developer and manufacturer of Mikro-Tip® pressure transducer catheters and pressure-volume (P-V) systems and Harvard Apparatus, manufacturer of specialty life science equipment, today announced a new distribution partnership.

Walter DiGiusto, President of Harvard Apparatus states, “We are very pleased to be working closely with Millar Instruments to provide comprehensive solutions for physiology research.  This natural partnership will enable Harvard Apparatus to offer Millar gold standard sensor technology to our core customers.  In addition, Millar customers will benefit from the unmatched precision and reliability of Harvard Apparatus syringe pumps and ventilators as well as the advanced capabilities of our class leading Hugo Sachs Elektronik Isolated Heart Perfusion Systems.”

“One of Millar Instruments’ steadfast goals is providing our customers with complete solutions for enabling research excellence.  We are excited to now offer Millar customers the best in physiology laboratory equipment to complement our market leading Mikro-Tip® pressure transducers.  Harvard Apparatus customers will also now have direct access to gold standard pressure and pressure-volume systems for seamless integration into Hugo Sachs Elektronik Isolated Heart Perfusion Systems,” says Tim Daugherty, Director, Cardiology Products at Millar Instruments.  

About Millar Instruments, Inc.
Millar Instruments, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets Mikro-Tip® catheter pressure transducers for use by medical researchers and clinicians. This high-precision sensor technology allows pressure measurements to be taken at the source, without time delay or motion artifacts. Millar also markets the MPVS Ultra pressure-volume system, capable of simultaneously measuring high fidelity left ventricular pressure and volume within the intact beating hearts of animals ranging in size from transgenic mice to domestic livestock. In our 40th year Millar Instruments remains committed to working closely with medical researchers to develop products and systems that further promote medical advancements and discoveries. www.millarinstruments.com

About Harvard Apparatus 
Harvard Apparatus is the recognized leader in advanced fluidics technology and a wide range of specialty equipment for enhancing life science research.  Harvard Apparatus continues to set the standard with the most advanced, easiest-to-use programmable syringe pumps, the PHD ULTRA series. Our innovative systems for Behavioral and Cell Biology Research as well as Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Ex-Vivo Physiology are at the leading edge of discovery research at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities and government laboratories worldwide.  www.harvardapparatus.com