Sharp LCD TVs and Office Depot Offer Employee Discount to All BIOCOM Member-Company Employees

The BIOCOM Purchasing Group, the Employee Perks program, Sharp USA and Tech Depot/ Office Depot are very excited to offer Sharp employee discount pricing on popular big-screen high definition LCD televisions and electronics to all employees of BIOCOM- member companies.

Sharp is giving friends and family the opportunity to take advantage of a very special offer; between December 14, 2008 and December 20, 2008, to save on select Sharp and AQUOS LCD-TVs. Sharp will be offering great savings on a variety of models throughout the holiday season, so check back often to see the current promotions. 

We are offering great deals on all screen sizes.  Here is a small sample of the offers:


32" LCD TV for $449.99

LCD TV: LC-32SB24U – 32” class (31 1/2” diagonal screen size) retail = $649.99
Free Shipping

42" LCD TV for $899.99
LCD TV: LC-42D65U – 42” class (42 1/64” diagonal screen size) retail = $1,299.99
Free Shipping

42" LCD TV + Free Blu-ray DiscTM Player for $1,299.99
LCD TV: LC-42D85U – 42” class (42 1/64” diagonal screen size) retail = $1,599.99
Free Blu-ray Disc Player: BD-HP21U retail = $299.99
Free Shipping

52" LCD TV + Free Blu-ray DiscTM Player for $1,499.99
LCD TV: LC-52D65U – 52” class (52 1/32” diagonal screen size) retail = $1,899.99
Blu-ray Disc Player: BD-HP21U retail = $299.99
Free Shipping

52" LCD TV + Free Blu-ray DiscTM Player + Free 3 Year Warranty for $1,799.99
LCD TV: LC-52D85U – 52” class (52 1/32” diagonal screen size) retail = $2,299.99
Blu-ray Disc Player: BD-HP21U retail = $299.99
Includes a Free 3 Year Warranty and Free Shipping

Please email Bonnie Breece at BIOCOM with "I want my LCD" in the subject line and your BIOCOM member company name from for information on how you can get employee pricing and free shipping from Sharp USA.
Tech Depot/ Office Depot is offering similar discounts for employees at BIOCOM member companies. Here is special pricing on popular electronics available at Tech Depot/ Office Depot. Please email Bonnie Breece at BIOCOM with "I want my LCD" in the subject line and your BIOCOM member company name for information about how to get these special, limited time discounts.

Tech Depot/Office Depot Offer:

ID Item #Description PriceRegular PriceBIOCOM Sale Price
S6717954ViewSonic 19" LCD TV$329.99$285.00
S6833249ViewSonic 16" LCD TV$269.99$230.00
S6700514Microsoft Zune MP3 Player - 8GB$149.99$110.00
S6700516Microsoft Zune MP3 Player - 4GB$149.99$110.00
S6644765HP Compaq Business Notebook 6715bTurion 64 X2 TL-58 1.9 GHz - 15.4" TFT$651.95$579.45

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Purchasing Group Sends Binder to Participating Companies

BIOCOM Purchasing group is excited to announce that custom binders are being sent to all participating BIOCOM members.  The binders include buyer summaries for every contract that they are participating on, Q2 and Q3 savings letters as well as other important information.  The purpose of the binders is to provide an easy way to review and update the benefits that their receiving through BIOCOM Purchasing Group. We will be sending out changes and additions for the binder as they occur and “savings letters” every quarter so that the binders are always current.

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VWR Now Distributes Corning

VWR International, LLC, has signed a distribution agreement with Corning Incorporated, effective January 2009. This agreement will significantly extend VWR's product offerings as well as enhance VWR's ability to provide BIOCOM customers with the product choices they need to support their critical research and development applications in the life science area.
Link to Press Release: http://vwr.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=346947
http://investors.vwr.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=346947

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Harlan Changes It’s Name

Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc. has been changed to Harlan Laboratories, Inc. The company and the other members of the Harlan Laboratories global family of companies have also adopted a new corporate logo. The changes are being made to unify the image and brand of the Harlan Laboratories global family of companies (RCC, Safepharm, Teklad, and Harlan Sprague Dawley). Please click here for more information: http://www.harlan.com/news_and_features/harlan_launches_new_name_and_brand_.hl

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BIOCOM Seeks Input on Printing Contract Review

The BIOCOM Purchasing Group is recruiting volunteers to form an ad hoc committee for our upcoming offset printing Request for Proposal (RFP). While the BIOCOM PG handles all the writing and administration of the RFP, we rely heavily on our BIOCOM member volunteers to help evaluate and determine the best supplier for our industry.

If you work with print vendors to create your company's marketing collateral or have experience in the printing industry, we need your help. The BIOCOM PG understands and respects everyone's limited time availability, greatly appreciates the dedication of its ad hoc committee volunteers and thanks you in advance for your participation. We make every effort to streamline the process to make it as easy as possible for our committee volunteers, while giving them an opportunity to participate in an intensive RFP process.

For additional details on the process or timeline, please contact Michelle Robbins at mrobbins@biocom.org.

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Please Save the Dates

The BIOCOM Purchasing Group is planning the following upcoming events in 2009. Please mark your calendars now.

PR Newswire Lunch and Learn
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the BIOCOM Office
Click Here to Register

Mission3 Lunch and Learn
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the BIOCOM Office
Click Here to Register

Office Depot Lunch and Learn
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the BIOCOM Office
Click Here to Register

NEXT PG Open Meeting
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at BIOCOM Office
Click Here to Register


VWR Lunch and Learn
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the BIOCOM Office
Click Here to Register

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Join PR Newswire for a free Webinar on New Media

One of the many benefits of membership in PR Newswire for BIOCOM member organizations are the educational online webinars.  With more than 20 events each year, these webinars cover a diverse range of industry-related topics and are presented by seasoned communications professionals. From blogging and social media to effective writing techniques and reaching an international audience, PR Newswire's webinars will provide guidance and direction toward successful communications.

New media has put the "public" back in "public relations." Traditional media outlets no longer have all the say — people are turning to Web-based social media applications for their daily news intake. Today, PR professionals can bypass the mainstream media's traditional gatekeeping authority and deliver their messages straight to the public.

Are you ready for the new media? Join us for a FREE webinar and learn winning strategies for conducting PR in today's networked society.

Guest Presenter: Claire Celsi, PR Account Supervisor, The Integer Group Midwest

Registration Link: http://video.webcasts.com/events/prmv001/28952/

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Go Green With Energy Star-qualified Products

ENERGY STAR® is a voluntary Environmental Protection Agency program to promote energy efficient products. ENERGY STAR® qualified models are those with advanced technologies which use 10-50% less energy than the standard products in their categories. Sharp manufactures ENERGY STAR® qualified models in a wide range of products, including televisions, computers, copiers, printers, monitors, facsimiles, air conditioners and air purifiers. Many of these models employ specially designed and patented technology developed by Sharp expressly for reducing their energy usage without sacrificing the reliability and features customers expect.
http://www.sharpusa.com/about/AboutEnvironment/
http://www.sharpusa.com

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PG Contracts and Contacts


Contracts and Contacts

Contact/Email

Phone

ABD Insurance & Financial ServicesAndrew Skillen

760.603.7600

AirgasTom Cole

619.843.6928

BIOCOM 401(k)Mary Donnelly

619.296.2397

BioSurplusSue Prelozni

858.550.0800 x207

Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesWillie Taylor

619.525.8061

Coffee AmbassadorLarry Bennett

858.453.8584 x302

Commercial Press (RR Donnelley Co.)Jason Brady

619.266.7011

Corning Life SciencesLance Morgans

858.449.1083

Grande ColonialBeth Pollock

858.729.5388

Harlan Sprague DawleyDavina Heller

760.612.5232

HBPSRook Khajenouri

800.972.4362 x2931

HK Plastics EngineeringRon Krippner

760.757.1200

Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine

858.552.1234

Hyatt Regency Century PlazaKylene Nicolopoulos

310.551.3351

Hyatt Regency Newport BeachRachel Thompson-Hailstone

949.729.6069

Innovative Lease ServicesRick Fultz

508.224.5530

Mission3Dirk Beth866.297.2841
Monitor Liability ManagersDavid Aller

847.806.6590 x502

NexAiraAndre Villa

858.445.4864

Office DepotDonna Kimball

858.352.0452

PR NewswireJane Booth

858.720.0337

Prudential Cleanroom ServicesRosa Vasquez

323.722.0636


RetirementDNA


Coming Soon
Sharp Business Systems (formerly Aztec Imaging)Dale Wedge

619.258.1400

Shred-itGary Bertolino

760.598.5700

Tech DepotJohnny Viteri

800.625.9866 x7322

VWR InternationalPete Frey

760.599.0892

Worldwide Express / DHLCourtney Hayes

858.622.1192 x6231

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