DKSH and Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, will bring advanced microbiology solutions to Taiwan to help customers accelerate quality control and solve complex analytical challenges.
Media release
Taiwan, September 23, 2020 – DKSH Business Unit Technology, the leading Market Expansion Services provider for technology companies seeking to grow their business in Asia, has partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to bring solutions targeting food quality and safety to Taiwan. This expanded partnership with the biggest scientific instrumentation player in the world is in line with DKSH Business Unit Technology's strategy to grow the leading position as a Pan-Asian provider for scientific instrumentation. DKSH will provide marketing and sales as well as distribution and after-sales services to help expand the market reach.
Thermo Fisher microbiology solutions bring the best in food quality and safety testing, which include market-leading molecular instrumentation, sample preparation capability, SureTect™ Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assays for the diagnosis of foodborne pathogen and quality indicator detection as well as traditional culture media Oxoid™. DKSH aims to bring these leading technologies to customers across industrial segments, including academics, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, food and beverage and commercial testing laboratories.
Potchara Sungtong, Commercial Manager SEA/Taiwan, Thermo Fisher Scientific, commented: “We are excited to extend our current partnership with DKSH in Asia to cover Taiwan and to introduce new and faster microbiological testing workflows to our end customers in the local market. With DKSH's dedicated and professional teams, especially in the food safety business, we are looking forward to jointly leading the application of new molecular testing methods and increasing our market penetration and share.”
Weilun Tsao, Managing Director, Business Unit Technology, DKSH Taiwan, added: “We are extremely excited to embark on this new journey with one of the most reputable global partners in the industry, Thermo Fisher. By leveraging our unparalleled, well-structured market development approach and customer-centric service mentality, we are confident that we will build a strong business and market share for Thermo Fisher Scientific in Taiwan.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH Taiwan Ltd.
Stacy Lee
Manager, Branding and Communications
Phone +886 2 8752 7290
stacy.lee@dksh.com
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $24 billion and more than 50,000 employees in 50 countries. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps companies to grow across the Business Units Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Performance Materials and Technology. The service portfolio covers sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 36 markets with 33,350 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.6 billion in 2019. With its Swiss heritage, DKSH has been deeply rooted in Asia Pacific since 1865. The DKSH Business Unit Technology offers complete solutions for specialized industrial applications. With around 1,670 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 431.9 million in 2019.