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Buxton Medical Service Corporation, established in 1980, is a manufacturer of quality sterilizers and washing equipment for hospitals, laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and research facilities. In addition to its manufacturing, the company has a cadre of factory-trained service technicians servicing all makes and models of sterilizers and washing equipment in the metro New York market. As an employee-owned company, it maintains its single mission of providing quality equipment for years of trouble-free performance. Buxton customers know that its quality and service is something they can depend upon, and the company knows that its mission is critical to business and continued success. All of Buxton s marketing, manufacturing and engineering are performed in its corporate headquarters in Lindenhurst, N.Y.

Sanofi-aventis is a division of its namesake European parent company, which is one of the world s largest pharmaceutical companies. Backed by a world-class research and development organization, the company develops leading positions in nearly 10 major therapeutic areas that include cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, oncology, diabetes, central nervous system, internal medicine and vaccines. The Sanofi-aventis group employs approximately 14,000 employees in the United States located at nearly 15 geographical sites throughout the country. Of these, approximately 8,000 are field sales and medical affairs representatives, making the company s sales force one of the largest in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Some of its products include Actonel, Allegra, Ambien, Eloxatin, Nasacort, Plavix, Taxotere and Uroxatral. Sanofi-aventis maintains a location in Bridgewater, N.J.