With expansion a prime focus for businesses worldwide, many are looking towards rapidly establishing new regions of growth, particularly in Asia, Pacifi c Rim countries.
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This section of International Labmate will especially look at the success of both Asian and European companies with established premises or business partnerships, highlighting the opportunities that exist while realising potential for other companies to move into export markets.
Merck Partners with Rigaku to Develop Novel Molecular Structure Analysis Technology
Merck, a leading science and technology company, and Rigaku Corporation, a key player in scientifi c analytical instrumentation, have signed a joint development agreement to develop lab consumables based on highly innovative crystalline sponge technology, which determines the absolute chemical structure of organic molecules and enables X-ray crystallography without crystallisation of the analyte.
“Rigaku has been at the leading edge of technology in the high-end crystallography market for decades. This project will open new doors for scientists at all levels of expertise across a range of disciplines - in medicine, life science and the evolution of advanced materials,” said Yoshiaki Watanabe, Senior Executive VP at Rigaku.
“We have licensed a new technology with the potential to help labs determine absolute chemical structure quickly, even for samples on a sub-microgram scale. Our innovation project is working on dedicated consumables that will simplify the technology to enable our customers to apply it,” said Isabel De Paoli, Chief Strategy Offi cer at Merck. “With Rigaku, we have found an extremely competent partner to develop the best devices for the technology, and we are looking forward to working together on this project.”
The project simplifi es the complex technology and makes it available to chemical and life science laboratories working with pharmaceuticals, fi ne chemicals or natural compounds that need to determine the molecular structure of substances.
The inventor of the technology, Dr Makoto Fujita, Distinguished Professor of the University of Tokyo and the Institute for Molecular Science, continues to be involved in the project through the University of Tokyo and the Japanese Science and Technology Agency.
The partnership will combine both Rigaku’s proven success in the crystalline sponge area as a manufacturer and distributor of X-ray systems with Merck’s unique knowledge of innovative life science products and the analytical consumable market.
The project is hosted at the Rigaku’s headquarters in Tokyo, where expert scientists and engineers are hard at work designing the next-generation instruments for turn-key solutions and at the Merck Innovation Center, which aims to create new products beyond Merck’s current businesses.
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50 implantable ports for use by patients undergoing chemotherapy at the Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital in Penang, have been donated by Vygon under its One Port One Life program. The ports can help locate thin veins on patients who require regular administration of medicines and infusions.
Syrris Celebrates 10 Years in India
Syrris celebrated 10 fantastic years of business in India in style by embarking on an ambitious 1,950 km tour of the country to thank its loyal customers who have helped the business go from strength to strength. The subcontinent adventure took place in April, when the team loaded the Syrris technology onto a truck and drove from Chennai on the East Coast to Mumbai in the west, stopping at the major scientifi c hubs of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune along the way. Syrris hosted numerous events during the tour to show its appreciation, including three cocktail and dinner evenings attended by just under two hundred customers. Each event featured a seminar presented by Chief Commercial Offi cer Dr Omar Jina, an exhibition of the latest Syrris technology, and many thought-provoking technical discussions.
As the next exciting chapter in the company’s history begins, Syrris will continue to develop novel, class-leading products to support the ever-growing market in India. Dr Jina said: “It has been an incredible journey over the last decade, and I am very proud of the team that has made Syrris India so successful. India is a fantastic market that is experiencing a boom in major industries, such as chemicals and pharma, and we expect the next 10 years to be just as inspiring.”
Subramaniam Raman, Regional Director, Syrris India, added: “We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating our 10-year anniversary with our loyal customers; we look forward to building on these relationships and developing new ones as we move into the future.”
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“We believe it is of the utmost importance to support local hospitals whose mission is to treat underprivileged cancer patients with the latest technology otherwise unaffordable to them,” said Thanapathy Kumaraiah, regional director, Asia-Oceanic at Vygon. “Vygon is committed to working with other hospitals, not only in Malaysia but in the whole region.”
“Thanks to Vygon’s donation, for the fi rst time this hospital is able to offer free chemo ports for underprivileged patients without having to tap into its Needy Cancer Patients Fund. Support from Vygon will help us to leverage our charitable mission in providing optimal cancer care for this underprivileged group,” said Joan Lim-Choong, chief executive offi cer of Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital.
“We are thrilled to launch this One Port One Life program in Asia to support health centres and hospitals in the region. In addition to oncology or neonatal product donations, we are also committed to providing adequate training to healthcare practitioners for a better patients’ outcome,” added Christophe Deffontaines, VP Asia, Vygon.
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Donations help Improve Patient Treatment in Malaysia
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