Press Release
SciGene Signs ScienceWerke to Distribute its Microarray Products in Singapore and Malaysia
February 20, 2006, Sunnyvale, CA — SciGene and ScienceWerke PTE Ltd signed an agreement today whereby ScienceWerke would have exclusive rights to market and support products manufactured by SciGene in Singapore and Malaysia. Products to be supplied by ScienceWerke to its customers include SciGene’s newest product lines for the microarray laboratory, including the Hybex® Microarray Incubation System and Little Dipper™ Microarray Processor.
According to Jim Stanchfield, Ph.D., President of SciGene, “We are fortunate to have found ScienceWerke, a unique company that really understands the needs of the microarray laboratory who can provide high quality technical support for our products in this growing market.”
"We are excited to be working with SciGene to offer researchers in Singapore innovative solutions for microarray processing. We see immediate acceptance of the BriteSpot™ Microarray Workstation by the microarray community here." said Dr. Vijay Bhandari, Business Development Director of ScienceWerke.
About ScienceWerke
ScienceWerke Pte Ltd (www.sciencewerke.com) is a niche life science distribution company in Singapore focusing on novel and emerging technologies specifically in the genomics and proteomics market segment. By combining local expertise with a diverse, high-quality range of product lines, ScienceWerke offers a premium service to researchers in the biomedical, life science, routine and research laboratory, drug discovery and pharmaceutical science markets
About SciGene
SciGene ( www.scigene.com ) is a privately held company founded in 2003 following the acquisition of genomics and drug discovery research product lines from Robbins Scientific. SciGene provides an integrated suite of instruments that use process control, automation, and protocol optimization to reduce microarray data errors, enabling researchers to more quickly and reliably obtain meaningful results.
