Guava and Amersham Biosciences have signed a three-year distribution agreement covering the territory of Japan for Guava personal cell analysis systems, reagents and software
Guava Technologies and Amersham Biosciences have signed an exclusive three-year distribution agreement covering the territory of Japan for Guava personal cell analysis (PCA) systems, reagents and software modules.
By adding the Guava PCA systems to its portfolio, Amersham Biosciences now offers micro-cytometry instruments, reagents and analysis software. Guava's products have broad applications in scientific research, drug discovery, cell counting, and optimisation of commercial bioproduction.
The Guava PCA systems offer an integrated, optimised approach that takes the guesswork out of single cell analysis and counting.
Based on patented micro-capillary technology, the Guava PCA systems are available in three configurations.
With flexible and ultra-compact systems, cell analysis with the Guava PCA requires only a few microlitres of sample volume.
This results in substantial savings in precious and expensive cells, reagents and compounds.
Guava offers a range of assays and dedicated software modules enhancing the Guava PCA system's overall ease-of-use.
The Guava PCA systems are complementary to Amersham Biosciences's cellular analysis reagents and In Cell analyser platforms to provide a comprehensive cellular analysis offering, supported by Amersham's distribution, marketing, sales and support franchise.
Compatibility of reagents from both companies will simplify and improve cellular analysis applications and extend a more complete systems offering to our customers.
Keiko Hattori, president, Japan and International at Amersham Biosciences says: "We are delighted to have signed this distribution agreement with Guava Technologies.
"In the past, technology based instrumentation has created bottlenecks rather than removed them in all cell based research and cell health monitoring applications.
"The agreement means we can offer customers powerful instrumentation coupled with integrated software and optimised reagents, helping them improve the laboratories productivity and work flow".
The Guava Technologies products now available from Amersham Biosciences in Japan include: The Guava PCA, PCA-96 and PCA-96 AFP (auto fluorescent protein) platforms with software modules and reagent kits including Guava ViaCount, Nexin, Express, MultiCaspase, Tunel, Cell Cycle software modules and the Express AFP software module for the PCA-96 AFP.
