GEA Niro Soavi Appoints Applikon as Distributor

Hudson, WI - Niro has appointed Applikon Biotechnology as distributor of the lab scale high-pressure homogenizers the NS1001L Pharma PANDA and the NS1001L PANDA 2K for all of North America.

The President of Applikon Biotechnology, Mr. John J. Chorazyczewski, seals the new cooperation agreement Niro Soavi Division Manager, Mr. Ron Tuckner.

GEA Niro Soavi is a division of Niro Inc. - a leading supplier of process equipment and process solutions to the food, dairy, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Applikon Biotechnology was established in 1973 in the Netherlands with the mission to design and manufacture the most efficient and reliable bioreactors and fermentation systems for research and development, and for full scale production. Applikon has developed a close cooperation with numerous academic institutions and high-tech institutes and that have enabled them to stay on the forefront of the bioprocess development and created a dependable customer base.

Applikon now has offices in Foster City, California and Clinton, New Jersey.

As the authority in multiple scale fermentation and bioreactor systems to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, the addition of the Niro Soavi lab scale homogenizers to the already impressive scope of supply, Applikon will be well positioned as a complete supplier of laboratory equipment for product development and testing.

"We view this new partnership with Applikon as an important part of our growth plan for North America. We are certain that Applikon's vast experience and strong customer base in the laboratory bio-pharm market combined with our high-pressure technology and systems know-how will generate a substantial new business platform. Their specific lab focus will only complement our traditional activities on the larger sized production units and systems", said Ron Tuckner, Niro Soavi Division Manager.

"It's about improving our services to our customers. Niro Soavi provides the perfect products that fit the lab scale (1-50L) fermentation market. By teaming up with Niro Soavi, it expands our ability to offer more services and to assist our client base in the biotechnology market segment by offering the highest quality products in cellular disruption. We are very excited about this new partnership." Howard Weber, Director Sales and Marketing

GEA Niro Soavi has the most comprehensive and versatile range of high-pressure pumps and homogenizers also known as the "Energy Series", which consists of 19 production models and 5 laboratory and pilot units. Production models are available in the high pressure low flow version often required in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

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