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Uniscience to Distribute Fluidigm System in Brazil

Jun 04, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Fluidigm today said that it has inked an agreement with Uniscience do Brasil and its partners to serve as exclusive distributor in Brazil for the firm's BioMark System for Genetic Analysis.

The BioMark System performs real-time and digital PCR for applications such as genotyping, gene-expression, and copy number variation studies.

Uniscience do Brasil was founded 25 years ago and distributes life science tools and products throughout the country.

Financial and other terms of the pact were not disclosed.

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