In 1975, Mr. Saint-Amand developed a process to produce a one-piece plastic pipet for Beral Enterprises. This first pipet became known as "The Beral Pipet".

The one-piece plastic pipet greatly reduced the possible contamination associated with the glass and rubber bulb combination, and was very competitive with glass pipets.

Within a short time, the original " 4 " pipets were designed and in production. These four pipets were:

3ml bulb, general purpose

1ml graduated with small bulb

1ml graduated with large bulb

3ml bulb, narrow stem

Other models, such as Fine Tips, 9 inch, etc..., followed on a regular basis until 1988, when the company was sold to Corning Inc.

K-SERA, Inc. was recently established to develop a new advanced system to manufacture a wide range of disposable plastic transfer pipets to be marketed under the brand name of
SAINT-AMAND.

WELCOME

Glass pipettes or pipets, commonly known as Pasteur pipettes and serological pipettes, have been around since the days of Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895). These units required aspiration by mouth, until rubber bulbs and mechanical devices were developed. One piece plastic droppers were also introduced, but these were far too expensive to compete with the glass and rubber bulb combinations.

In 1971 Elmer Saint-Amand, owner and founder of Saint-Amand Manufacturing Company (SAMCO), started making various small plastic bottles and doing research and development work for certain customers. Prior to forming this company, Mr. Saint-Amand worked as a product development engineer for McGaw Laboratories, a division of American Hospital Supply Company.