SINGAPORE, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — US-based Life
Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:
LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions,
announced today that it has launched a regional distribution hub in
Singapore to address strong customer demand in the Asia Pacific
regions of India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, South East Asia,
Australia and New Zealand.
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Life Technologies’ new Asia Distribution Center (ADC), located
in Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park, will boost the quality,
availability and timely delivery of Life Technologies’ products to
its customers in the area. The Asia Pacific region is one of
the company’s key growth drivers; Asia Pacific sales (excluding
Japan) grew over 15 percent in 2010.
Life Technologies provides customers with systems, consumables
and services that enable researchers to accelerate scientific and
medical advancements.
“Life Technologies is at the forefront of a revolution in
genetic research that will dramatically improve how we look at
healthcare and medical therapies, changing the way we develop
agriculture and energy products,” said Gregory T. Lucier, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Life Technologies. “By
locating the Asia Distribution Center in Singapore, we can bring
our innovative technologies more efficiently to our customers in
the region and help translate their research into real-world
applications.”
“Asia Pacific is our fastest growing region in the world,” said
Mark Smedley, President of Asia Pacific for Life Technologies.
“Opening the Asia Distribution Center here is a clear
demonstration of Life Technologies’ commitment to the international
scientific community, who increasingly conduct h
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