Strategic Partnerships

As part our EcoAnalytix initiative, PerkinElmer is collaborating with Biofuels, Environmental, and Food Quality, Regulatory and Safety organizations that are also committed to:

• Generating awareness
• Providing education
• Developing new applications/research

Environmental

PerkinElmer EcoAnalytix^TM Partnership with the Water Environmental Federation (WEF) and the International Water Association (IWA)

Working together to protect our water resources around the world one measurement at a time

Many of us get a drink of water from the tap in our house and take a shower without thinking about where it came from or how we are ensuring that it is safe to drink or bathe in. However in many communities throughout the world, water is too polluted to fish or drink from. Crops are being irrigated with polluted water that is contaminating the food we eat.

Clean, safe water is essential to sustaining and enhancing life wherever we live. Analytical measurement systems are required to monitor and analyze our water resources in order to ensure that it is safe.

In an effort to generate awareness about the importance of safe water as well as to keep laboratories conducting water analysis informed about the water issues and challenges that are at the forefront of our global water resources, PerkinElmer has established a partnership with the Water Environment Federation and the Internal Water Association.

Participate in World Water Monitoring Day^TM

We encourage you to participate in WWMD, an international outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. The program engages communities in monitoring the condition of local rivers, streams, estuaries and other water bodies.

Register for a kit today!

An easy-to-use water test kit enables everyone from children to adults to sample local water bodies for a core set of water quality parameters including temperature, acidity (pH), clarity (turbidity) and dissolved oxygen (DO). Results are shared with participating communities around the globe through the World Water Monitoring Day website.

Register and purchase a water monitoring kit at http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/ Reporting data allows you to share your experiences with others in your community and keep a yearly record of your monitoring test results. Reports are accepted until December 18, 2007.

PerkinElmer EcoAnalytix Partnership with WEF & IWA

As part of its commitment to clean water, PerkinElmer has become a partner to the Water Environment Federation® (WEF) and a sponsor of WEF's and IWA's World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD). PerkinElmer is committed to helping WEF achieve its goal to expand participation of its program to one million individuals in 100 countries by 2012.

About WEF http://www.wef.org

Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 32,000 individual members and 80 affiliated Member Associations representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the world. WEF and its member associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.

About IWA http://www.iwahq.org

The International Water Association (IWA) is a global network of water professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle. There are 10,000 individual and 400 corporate members, spread across 120 countries. The IWA's vision is to connect water professionals worldwide to lead the development of effective and sustainable approaches to water management.

Food Quality, Regulatory Compliance and Safety

The method for the Melamine Analyzer was developed in collaboration with Flora Research Laboratories, an FDA and DEA-registered independent testing laboratory specialized in natural products. PerkinElmer is the first analytical solutions provider to offer a system to analyze melamine using GC/MS technology.

About Flora Research Laboratories

James Neal-Kababick, Flora Research Laboratories - AP Images

Biofuels

PerkinElmer EcoAnalytix^TM Partnership with the Indy Racing League

Official Instrument Supplier & Fuel & Lubricant Certification Partner of the Indy Racing League, IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series

Helping the IndyCar Series transition to biofuels & ensuring fuel consistency in IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series

Making the Move to Ethanol

The IndyCar Series, which has been recognized for its technical leadership in automobile racing, is now the motor sports leader in renewable and environmentally responsible fuel produced in America. With the help of technical expertise from PerkinElmer, the IndyCar Series became the first major series to switch to 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol in 2007.

Ethanol, derived from corn, is significant for the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500. The decision to switch to ethanol was also prompted by increased government and industry interest in alternative fuels that can lessen the United States' dependency on oil-based fuels.

PerkinElmer has been testing racing fuel since the inception of the IndyCar Series in 1996. For many years, 100 percent methanol was used at the races. In 2006, a blend of 90 percent methanol and 10 percent ethanol was used to transition to the 2007 season, when the IndyCar Series began using 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol.

Ethanol was brought to the league by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC), a nonprofit alliance of ethanol industry leaders. The league was on-board and PerkinElmer played a significant role with providing the technical expertise and logistics of the transition.

The IndyCar Series and Honda conducted extensive research to determine that the engines would not be compromised by the use of ethanol. Brett Boyer, senior service engineer, PerkinElmer, and IndyCar Series technical staff engineers worked together to determine the blended fuel and placed the engines on a dynamometer to gauge the BTUs and RPMs. The IndyCar Series had an easier transition because the cars were already running methanol. Since Ethanol is also an alcohol fuel, only some minor calibration changes had to be made. To further protect engine integrity, during the races there is a Honda engineer assigned and stationed with every car to troubleshoot engine issues. The IndyCar Series decided to reduce the size of the fuel cell, also known as a fuel tank on standard automobiles, from 30 gallons to 22 gallons, as ethanol is more energy rich than methanol.

Official Instrument Supplier & Fuel & Lubricant Certification Partner

PerkinElmer is the official instrument supplier and fuel certification partner for the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy Racing League. Testing and certifying fuel for purity and consistency ensures that every car racing in the Indianapolis 500 and throughout the 16-race IndyCar Series is on a level playing field. Fuel testing is one of more than 130 check points on a race car - from the safety of neck restraints to tire pressure and engine components - all to ensure that the first cars to cross the finish line got there fairly.

Parked in the track infield inside an IndyCar Series trailer is a sophisticated fuel analysis laboratory. Inside, scientists analyze the fuel composition and certify that it is race-ready. IndyCar Series regulations stipulate that the racing fuel is 100 percent fuel grade ethanol-- a blend of 98 percent ethanol denatured with 2 percent 98 octane unleaded gasoline. The tests are conducted on a PerkinElmer Clarus® 500 gas chromatograph (GC) that is controlled by PerkinElmer's TotalChrom® chromatography data system, which also collects and processes data. The Clarus 500 GC separates the individual components in the fuel and also identifies additional materials that may give one car a competitive advantage over another. The testing takes approximately five minutes and calculates the results to 0.01 percent accuracy.

Brett Boyer runs the onsite testing lab. The PerkinElmer team tests and certifies fuel for purity and consistency from the source of the fuel and through the supply chain to onsite on race day at IndyCar Series races all across the United States.

About the Indy Racing League http://www.indycar.com

The Indy Racing League was formed in 1994 to preserve the tradition, heritage and excitement of the Indianapolis 500. The Indy Racing League serves as the sanctioning body of the IndyCar Series and the Indy Pro Series. The Indy Racing League has been at the forefront of motorsports innovation with drivers, teams and tracks benefiting from major safety improvements such as the SAFER Barrier, SWEMS wheel tethers, chassis enhancements, ethanol fuel and Delphi IRL Safety Team.

About the IndyCar Series http://www.indycar.com

The IndyCar Series is the premier open-wheel series in the US, competing on a challenging combination of superspeedways, short ovals, scenic road courses and temporary street circuits. A leader in motorsports technology, the IndyCar Series is the first racing series to power its Honda engines on 100% fuel-grade ethanol. The IndyCar Series continues to the be the fastest and most competitive racing series, attracting a diverse lineup of drivers including Marco Andretti, Sam Hornish Jr., and Danica Patrick.

The PerkinElmer Clarus® 500 GC is used by the IndyCar® Series for fuel analysis. IndyCar is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks, Inc., used with permission. Photo Credit: IMS Photo by Harlen Hunter.