Distribution agreement with Hong Kong-based Bionoetikos covers Eksigent's NanoLC HPLC product line in Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
Bionoetikos is a life science industry consulting and distribution company focusing on Asia.
The company has expertise in a range of applications including molecular biology, protein science, bioprocess engineering, agri-biotech, food and beverage and clinical diagnostics.
"We are delighted to work with Bionoetikos in these growing countries where researchers are hungry for new technology," commented David Weber, Eksigent's president and CEO.
"As our installed base grows in this part of the world, we also expect to see our systems used in some interesting new applications".
"Bioneotikos is pleased to work with Eksigent, whose technology is clearly a superior solution for front-end sample handling in LC-MS applications for proteomics," said Mark Daniels, managing director of Bionoetikos, .
"The need for advanced proteomics and other drug discovery technologies will continue to grow in Southeast Asia, where healthcare challenges and consciousness are on the rise.
"Agricultural research is also a critical field with the region's huge and rising population".
Eksigent's NanoLC-1D and NanoLC-2D proteomics systems incorporate proprietary microfluidic flow control technology to eliminate the need for flow splitting, resulting in high reproducibility and sensitivity with minimal solvent waste.
The company recently added Maldi spotting capability to this product line, enabling use of the systems with Maldi or nanospray MS.
