International Scientific Communications, Inc. (ISC) is an American publisher of
trade magazine
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s that was established in November 1968 as American Laboratory. Based out of
Shelton, Connecticut
Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,869 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley ...
, it launched its first journal, ''American Laboratory'' offering practical, applications-oriented information on the use of new kinds of
laboratory instrumentation. It obtained its current name in 1971.
In 1982, ISC launched its editorial tabloid, ''American Biotechnology Laboratory''. By the late 1990s, ISC had started additional publications, such as ''American Chemical Laboratory'', ''China Laboratory'', ''India Lab'', ''American Genomics/Proteomics Technology'' and others.
The company was acquired in 2010 by San Francisco-based
CompareNetworks.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.americanlaboratory.com/
Newsletter publishing companies
Magazine publishing companies of the United States
Companies based in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Publishing companies established in 1968
1968 establishments in the United States