These positives are taking place, however, against
the backdrop of a cautious life science customer base and a general
economic climate that shows no signs of major acceleration. We
are not anticipating significant improvement in market conditions
in the near term. Long term, we have no doubt that our products
and technologies provide critical capabilities to enable our life
science, pharmaceutical and industrial customers to discover,
engineer and manufacture the innovative new products that will
address urgent health care and other needs. Because of the capabilities
of our outstanding employees, the breadth of our product offerings
and the loyalty of our customers, we believe we can deliver profitable
growth even during these difficult economic times.
Sincerely,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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