INVITE: Lab Procurement KOL Call TOMORROW 7/14 at 9 AM ET

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INVITE: Lab Procurement KOL Call TOMORROW 7/14 at 9 AM ET

USA | Life Science Tools & Diagnostics EquityJulyResearch13, 2026

INVITE: Lab Procurement KOL Call TOMORROW

7/14 at 9 AM ET

Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14, at 9:00 am ET, for a discussion

with Michael Reich, Director for Laboratory & Medical Sourcing at Columbia

University Irving Medical Center. Topics will include: evolving lab distribution

landscape & implications for Fisher (TMO), VWR (AVTR), Sigma Aldrich (MRK

GR) & others; health of the US academic end-market (funding & spend); and

pricing strategies across vendors and e-commerce platforms. Please register

here.

Call details

Date: Tuesday, July 14, @ 9 a.m. ET

Please register here for this event.

Discussion Topics:

Pulse check on lab supplier distribution space and implications for Fisher (TMO), VWR (AVTR),•

Sigma Aldrich (Merck KGaA), and others

Pricing dynamics across tools, including ’26/’27 inflation, surcharges, leasing, and reagent•

rental agreements

Health of academic and government (A&G) channel, updated expectations for ’26 spending•

and ’27 budget outlook

Views on evolving go-to-market strategy for WAT/BD (post-merger) and AVTR (post CEO•

change), among others

Relevant tickers: AVTR, BIO, TMO, MRK GR, WAT, RVTY, QGEN

Speaker biography

Michael Reich is the Director for Laboratory and Medical Sourcing at Columbia University Irving

Medical Center since 1998. This enterprise on Columbia campus is home to four professional

colleges and schools that provide global leadership in scientific research, health and medical

education, and patient care.

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