The annual "ISAM" (Italian Society for Applied Microbiology) Award for the best 2003 laboratory advertisement has been presented to the Nalge Company for the page about the Nalgene catalogue promotion that has been seen all over the world on the 2003 laboratory magazines.

The award motivation says: "The effective, pleasant and realistic presentation of a catalogue that covers all the needs in any modern analytical laboratory. The coupling with a typical phase of the game of soccer is very effective and direct". The Nalge Company products are distributed in Italy by International pbi.