The venture marks the company's first ever expansion and positions itself as one of few analytical instrument service companies in the Asia/South Pacific area
"We are very excited about GenTech Asia," said Clair Bragg, founder and chief executive office of GenTech Scientific "We have seen significant growth in interest for quality refurbished analytical instruments and service in Taiwan and knew that forming this new company would be the best way to service these customers," he added.
The new office and laboratory is located at No 1, Lane 15, Desiang Street, South District, Taichung City 402.
Larry Wu has been named general manager of GenTech Asia.
He has over 15 years of experience in the analytical instrument market and was previously a service manager for Thermo Electron.
His expertise is in liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry along with a strong background in organic analytical equipment.
Bob Lin, national sales manager, comes to GenTech Asia with over 13 years of experience and has previously held sales positions with Shimadzu, Waters, and Thermo Electron.
His thorough knowledge of the analytical equipment market and eagerness to work with customers will be a valuable benefit to the organisation.
Founded in 1995 as a gas chromatography and mass spectrometer service company, GenTech Scientific has evolved into analytical instrument refurbishment along with chemist support and service.
It specialises in GC, HPLC, and mass spectrometers from all major manufacturers, as well as accessories and consumables for those systems.
As a leader in the sale and service of new and refurbished analytical equipment, GenTech's goal is to make daily analysis more accurate, reliable, and valuable.
