News | April 7, 2009

SiGNa Chemistry Forms Strategic Partnership With Pacific World Discovery

SiGNa Chemistry, Inc., a developer of stabilized reactive metals for safer, more efficient industrial chemistry, recently announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Pacific World Discovery, a pre-clinical chemistry service provider. As part of the joint collaboration, the two companies will use their combined expertise and core competencies to identify new business growth opportunities.

"SiGNa's technology and materials are a strong complement to Pacific World Development's host of pre-clinical services," says Paul F. Vogt, Vice President, Process Development Services of SiGNa Chemistry, Inc. "The collaboration between SiGNa Chemistry and Pacific World Discover will allow both companies to better serve customers across several key areas, including the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries."

According to the agreement, SiGNa Chemistry will provide Pacific World Discovery with any process development or custom synthesis projects that do not align with SiGNa's primary areas of expertise, while Pacific World Discovery will utilize SiGNa Chemistry materials in certain processes, lowering operating costs and increasing overall efficiency for their clients.

"The partnership between SiGNa Chemistry and Pacific World Discovery is extremely beneficial for both companies," says Gregory Park, Director of Operations, Pacific World Discovery. "It results in a new business pipeline for Pacific World Discovery, while SiGNa Chemistry gains access to a new customer base for its advanced materials."

About SiGNa Chemistry
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc., an advanced materials company, has developed a green nanotechnology-based solution that makes reactive metals far more efficient, safer, and cost effective. Reactive metals are fundamental components used for general synthesis in the pharmaceutical, petrochemical, specialty chemical and environmental remediation industries. It also has the potential to enable portable fuel cells to become practical by safely producing record levels of pure hydrogen gas from a safe, stable dry powder at room temperature. In all of these ventures, the use of reactive metals, such as alkali metals, is currently curtailed or avoided all together due to their high degree of instability, which makes them difficult and expensive to handle. SiGNa's products have solved the problems of safety and cost efficiency, representing the most substantial scientific breakthrough in reactive metals in over 100 years. For more information, visit: http://www.signachem.com

About Pacific World Discovery
A premier chemistry service provider with state-of-the-art facilities in La Jolla, California, Pacific World Discovery offers a variety of pre-clinical services to meet a broad spectrum of customer needs. Serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and agrochemical industries, as well as academia, and research institutions, Pacific World Discovery's experienced scientists can execute various project components, including discovery, chemical development, customer synthesis, and specialized consulting. For more information, visit: http://www.pacificworlddiscovery.com

SOURCE: SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.