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Biocore to be AnaSpec's Aussie Distributor

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Life sciences distributor Biocore has reached an agreement to distribute AnaSpec’s products in Australia, the San Jose, Calif.-based AnaSpec said Tuesday.
 
AnaSpec offers three primary technologies, including peptides, detection reagents, and combinatorial chemistry. It focuses on a line of biochemicals and reagents for basic research, high-throughput screening, and drug discovery, and it offers custom services including peptide synthesis, antibody production, and assay development.
 
Biocore, which is headquartered in Sydney, offers several product areas, including antibodies, proteins, assays, enzymes, and immunotoxins.

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