Released on = November 2, 2006, 6:20 am

Press Release Author = Polysciences, Inc.

Industry = Chemicals

Press Release Summary = Polysciences, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialty
monomers, polymers and laboratory chemicals, announced the release of a new line of
Furan based synthons for use in organic and polymer synthesis applications including
the pharmaceutical, graphic arts, agricultural, flavor/fragrance as well as organic
intermediates industries.

Press Release Body = Warrington, PA, November 2, 2006 - Polysciences, Inc., a
leading manufacturer of specialty monomers, polymers and laboratory chemicals,
announced the release of a new line of Furan based synthons for use in organic and
polymer synthesis applications including the pharmaceutical, graphic arts,
agricultural, flavor/fragrance as well as organic intermediates industries.

Polysciences Inc. is pleased to offer a large family of furan derivatives such as
the difficultto-find 3rd position substituted and disubstituted furans. Our unique
boronic acid or halogen
functional furan building blocks are appropriate for use in "Suzuki Synthesis"
carbon-carbon bond forming reactions catalyzed by palladium.

"Our expansive line of functionalized Furans and Tetrahydrofurans will find new uses
in pharmaceutical, agricultural, polymerization and rubber additive processes,"
said Robert Gleim Ph.D., Catalog Business Development Manager, Polysciences, Inc.
"We are looking forward to working with our current and future customers on this
exciting line of new products."

Visit www.polysciences.com to learn more about our monomer, polymer and specialty
chemicals for use in pharmaceutical and agricultural applications.

About Polysciences, Inc.
Headquartered in Warrington, Pa., Polysciences, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of
laboratory supplies and specialty monomers/polymers for microscopy, histology,
biotechnology, electronics, and other industrial applications.

Although Polysciences offers a full line of off-the-shelf products for the medical,
life sciences, and research community, its specialty is developing
custom-synthesized polymers and monomers for customer-specific needs.

Polysciences, Inc. is also a producer of custom adhesives and chemicals for the
electronics industry. Polysciences has more than a 40-year history of successful
partnerships with industry in developing new materials for emerging applications.
Polysciences maintains facilities in Warrington, PA and Eppelheim, Germany in
addition to the Fishers, IN facility of its wholly-owned subsidiary Bangs Labs, Inc.

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Web Site = http://www.polysciences.com

Contact Details = Polysciences, Inc. 400 Valley Road, Warrington, PA 18976
(800) 523-2575 or (215) 343-6484
Fax: (800) 343-3291 or (215) 343-0214
info@polysciences.com