NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Following its first distribution deal for Asia, Link Technologies today announced another deal covering that region, this time with Japanese firm GeneDesign
Under the terms of the agreement, GeneDesign will represent Link throughout Japan. The agreement comes about a month after Link forged a distribution agreement with Zirench Technology covering China.
"By working with GeneDesign, we will be able to provide local access to our high quality products and offer our expert support services to customers throughout Japan," Link CEO John Bremner said in a statement. "This level of accessibility is something we are very keen to continue to develop within Asia and worldwide, and forms part of our ongoing strategic plans for development and growth."
Financial and other terms were not disclosed.
Link is based in Bellshill, Scotland and supplies specialty reagents for oligonucleotide synthesis and modification. GeneDesign is a contract manufacturing organization headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It also provides contract research organization services focused on oligonucleotide chemistry.