VWR And GSK Awarded 2007 Best Purchaser-Supplier Collaboration From UK Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply

VWR International, LLC, a leader in the global research laboratory industry announced recently that VWR and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been awarded 2007 Best Purchaser-Supplier Collaboration by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). The highly regarded CIPS Supply Management Awards celebrate and recognize excellence in purchasing and supply chain management worldwide.

John Ballbach, VWR Chairman, President and CEO, commented, "We are honored to receive this distinguished award and to share the team category win with GSK. VWR's relationship with GSK goes back more than 15 years. The combined focus and teamwork between our organizations has resulted in streamlined operations, global expansion for VWR, and added suppliers and savings for GSK."

About VWR International, LLC
VWR International is a leader in the global research laboratory industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3.3 billion US dollars. VWR's business is highly diversified across products and services, geographic regions and customer segments. The company offers products from a wide range of manufacturers, to a large number of customers primarily in North America, Europe and other locations. VWR's principal customers are major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, technology, clinical, food processing and consumer product companies, universities and research institutes, governmental agencies, environmental testing organizations, and primary and secondary schools. VWR distributes a diversified product mix, including chemicals, glassware and plasticware, equipment and instruments, furniture, protective apparel, production and safety products, and other life science and laboratory products and supplies. VWR supports its customers by providing storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration, technical services and laboratory bench top delivery. VWR maintains operations in over 20 countries and employs over 6,000 people worldwide. VWR International is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. VWR-G

For more information on VWR International, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit www.vwr.com

About GSK
GlaxoSmithKline -- one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies -- is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For company information, visit GlaxoSmithKline on the World Wide Web at www.gsk.com.

SOURCE: VWR International, LLC.