NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Bioinformatics firm Golden Helix today announced it has set up an office in Japan and appointed Filgen its exclusive distributor in the region.
Filgen will work directly with Golden Helix, headquartered in Bozeman, Mont., to market and support its SNP & Variation Suite, a software package for analyzing SNPs, copy number, and next-generation sequencing data.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Having a local office will help Golden Helix take up a strong position in this important market by showing its commitment to this extremely demanding customer base," David Leangen, the newly appointed country manager for Golden Helix Japan.
Filgen is based in Nagoya, Japan and develops, manufactures, and sells science research equipment and provides analysis services to the life sciences market.