Fluorotechnics announces the immediate appointment of Wako Pure Chemical Industries, as a sales, marketing and distribution partner for Japan
Duncan Veal (CEO) from Fluorotechnics said: "Japan is among the most important markets for the high-end proteomics products in which Fluorotechnics specialises and we are delighted to have Wako as our partner in this market.
"Wako has an excellent reputation as a reliable supplier of quality products.
"We are particularly impressed by its plans to offer a complete solution to their proteomics customers".
Fluorotechnics products that will be available through Wako include fluorescence-based kits for the ultrasensitive staining, detection and quantification of proteins and peptides in gels, on blots or in solutions as well as new technologies for protease monitoring and intracellular imaging of live cells.
Fluorotechnics products are environmentally-friendly, fluorescent stains and assays that provide a unique solution or superior performance.
They are replacing hazardous assays that can be harmful to the environment.
Haruki Oishi, general manager of Wako Pure Chemical Industries, said: "We are delighted to provide these world leading products to the Japanese market which will solve many problems with exiting stains such as low sensitivity, toxicity as well as the irreversible changes they cause to protein and peptides.
"We are looking forward also to providing new solutions to live cell staining and monitoring protease activity."
