Millipore Research and Development is one of the leading providers of products and services to improve productivity in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical, analytical and research laboratories. The company offers a range of products, such as blotting membranes, centrifugal filter units, environmental monitors, and filter holders and plates. Additionally, its product line includes filtration systems, fluid contamination kits, hazardous waste equipment, incubators and rapid microbiology systems. The company provides products for a variety of applications that include air and gas filtration, beverage processing, bioburden reduction, chromatography purification, disposable manufacturing and plasma fractionation. Millipore Research and Development employs more than 5,500 employees in over 47 offices worldwide. The company is located in Bedford, Mass., and is part of Millipore Corporation.