Liquidity Services Delivers Surplus Asset Solutions In Support Of Hoffmann-La Roche's Consolidation Initiative

Over 3,300 auction lots sold via Liquidity Services’ marketplace www.Go-Dove.com with upcoming auctions scheduled into 2014

As part of its ongoing commitment to providing asset management and auction services for Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (Roche), Liquidity Services, Inc. will be conducting a series of online auctions for surplus equipment, including biotech, research and development and lab equipment, no longer needed in Roche’s daily operations at its facility in Nutley, NJ USA. Bidding for the next auction event opens Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 9 p.m. PT; interested buyers will have access to a large number of high-end analytical equipment including NMRs, mass spectrometers, high performance liquid chromatograph, and general lab equipment via Liquidity Services’ online marketplace www.Go-Dove.com.

“Liquidity Services continues to provide a complete solution for our surplus equipment through its global sales channel www.Go-Dove.com. The process has been convenient and efficient while saving us valuable time and in-house resources,” said Kathleen Foor, Manager of Procurement for Roche.

Please visit the auction webpage for more details at www.go-dove.com/en/event-17852. To view a complete list of upcoming biotech and pharmaceutical equipment sales, please visit www.Go-Dove.com/bio.

Below is a partial list of items that will be available for sale:

• Assorted Tablet Presses and Vertical Granulator
• PE Sciex API 150EX LC-MS System
• Perkin Elmer Clarus 500 Gas Chromatograph System
• Waters Micromass Mass Spectrometer
• (3) Waters Acquity UPLC Systems
• Amersham Biosciences AKTA FPLC System
• (5+) Agilent 1200 and 1100 HPLC Systems
• (15) Waters 2695 Alliance HPLC Systems
• Applied Biosystems ViiA 7 Real-Time PCR System
• Large Assortment of General Laboratory Equipment

“Liquidity Services’ is committed to providing clients like Roche with best-in-class surplus asset sales solutions that deliver maximum investment recovery while saving in-house time and resources. As Roche’s strategic partner, we are confident the upcoming auctions will produce strong sales results by delivering interest from both domestic and international buyers,” said Mike Livatino, Senior Vice President of Americas for Liquidity Services’ marketplace GoIndustry DoveBid. “This is a great opportunity for buyers to get highly sought after pharmaceutical equipment and we encourage universities and research institutions in need of equipment to take advantage of our award-winning secondary marketplace.”

Liquidity Services’ GoIndustry DoveBid marketplace allows professional buyers to acquire quality used biotech and pharmaceutical equipment from any location around the globe. Bidders can evaluate available equipment from an online platform and then purchase assets via the regularly scheduled industry marketplace auction from top global biotech and pharmaceutical companies like Roche. The GoIndustry DoveBid marketplace www.Go-Dove.com provides buyers a safe, easy and secure purchasing experience, which includes buyer support services, logistics and multiple payment methods.

About Liquidity Services, Inc.
Liquidity Services, Inc. provides leading corporations, public sector agencies, and buying customers the world's most transparent, innovative, and effective online marketplaces and integrated services for surplus assets. On behalf of its clients, Liquidity Services has completed the sale of over $4.3B of surplus, returned, and end-of-life assets in over 500 product categories, including consumer goods, capital assets, and industrial equipment. The company is based in Washington, D.C. and has approximately 1,300 employees. For more infformation, visit http://www.liquidityservicesinc.com.