CYNTELLECT RECEIVES $2.2 MILLION MILESTONE PAYMENT FROM SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, today announced that it has received a $2.2 million equity purchase milestone payment from Sigma-Aldrich. The milestone payment represents Cyntellect's satisfaction of certain terms and conditions under the two companies' exclusive Cell Xpress service commercialization agreement executed one year ago.

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