美公司加强在中国大陆、香港和印度分销渠道

　　

生物通报道：美国Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.（纳斯达克交易代码：CALP）2月10日宣布在中国大陆、香港和印度达成销售分销合作伙伴关系。基因有限公司 (Gene Company Limited) 和 Micro Devices Metrohm Limited (MDML)将分销Caliper的Caliper Sciclone液体处理产品、LabChip(R) 3000药物开发系统、LabChip 90自动电泳系统以及其子公司NovaScreen Bioscience下的实验开发、筛选和归类服务。

基因有限公司是中国大陆和香港领先的生物工程技术产品分销商，提供基因组学、蛋白质组学、生物芯片、干细胞研究产品。MDML是科学和分析仪器的主要供货商，为印度各地的生命科学客户提供服务。

Caliper Life Sciences 总裁兼行政总裁 Kevin Hrusovsky 表示：“中国和印度对尖端药物开发工具和服务的需求日益增长。我们的策略是透过与两国的主要公司合作来增加本公司在这两个地区的药物筛选市场份额。基因有限公司和MDML拥有成功的历史纪录，并且在为生命科学提供创新、优质解决方案方面与我们有共同的见解。”

Caliper 国际经营部门副总裁Jean-Louis Rufener表示：“我们已经计划了一系列的预售支持活动，例如参加今年6月在上海举行的IBC Asia的 BioPharma Opportunities China 大会。我们同时也敏锐地意识到确保流畅的售后安装和现场服务操作的需要，并且我们将完全致力于在这些地区取得巨大的成功。”（生物通记者 谢菲）

公司介绍：

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of life science instruments and related consumables used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries worldwide. It uses liquid handling, automation, and LabChip microfluidics technologies to create products for use in drug discovery and development, genomics and proteomics, and molecular diagnostics. The company’s products include throughput screening systems; automated electrophoresis systems; liquid handlers; robotics; storage devices; dissolution, extraction, and evaporation workstations; and software that controls scheduling, integration, and data management. The company also offers consumable and accessory products, such as LabChip devices, pipette tips, filters, glassware, and storage trays. In addition, it provides other services, such as onsite validation of equipment, applications support, and assay development services, as well as product support services, including technical telephone support, field engineering support for emergency and preventative maintenance, field applications support, classroom training, repair depot, and loaner support. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers. Caliper Life Sciences has collaboration agreements with Affymetrix, Inc. to develop and provide automated target preparation instruments for Affymetrix’ commercialized microarray system, and its new high-throughput array system; Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. to develop a new microfluidics-based instrument and chips designed for the immunodiagnostics market; and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. to develop and market a microfluidics instrument system. Caliper was co-founded in 1995 by Michael R. Knapp, J. Wallace Parce, and Calvin Y.H. Chow. The company was formerly known as Caliper Technologies Corp. and changed its name to Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. in January 2004. Caliper is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.