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Exhibit 99.1

VWR Funding, Inc

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Valerie Collado
Phone: (610) 386-1720
Fax: (484) 881-7402
Email: valerie_collado@vwr.com

VWR to Hold First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call

RADNOR, PA, May 6, 2011 — VWR Funding, Inc., the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 to discuss its first quarter 2011 financial results.

     
Who: 
  John M. Ballbach, Chairman, President and CEO
Gregory L. Cowan, Senior Vice President and CFO
 
When: 
  Wednesday, May 11, 2011
9:00 AM Eastern Time (ET)
 
How: 
  Interested parties may participate by dialing (760) 298-5093 or toll free at (877) 845-1003. A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 PM ET on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 through midnight on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by dialing (706) 645-9291 or toll free at (800) 642-1687, pass code for both replay numbers will be 65235467.
 
Information: 
  VWR Funding’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 will be filed on or before Tuesday, May 10, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About VWR International, LLC

VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global laboratory supply and distribution company with worldwide sales in excess of $3.6 billion in 2010. VWR enables the advancement of the world’s most critical research through the distribution of a highly diversified product line to most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as industrial, educational and governmental organizations. With 150 years of industry experience, VWR offers a well-established distribution network that reaches thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over 7,000 associates around the world working to streamline the way researchers across North America, Europe, and Asia stock and maintain their labs. In addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration and technical services.

For more information on VWR, phone (800) 932-5000, visit www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, LLC, Radnor Corporate Center, Building One, Suite 200, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087.

VWR and design are registered trademarks of VWR International, LLC.