DKSH has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with SOTAX to provide sales and technical services for their pharmaceutical testing equipment for the laboratory environment in Japan.
Media Release
Tokyo, Japan, May 14, 2020 – DKSH Business Unit Technology, a leading Market Expansion Services provider for technology companies seeking to grow their business in Asia, and SOTAX, a Swiss manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceutical testing equipment, have signed an exclusive distribution contract. As part of the agreement, DKSH will provide marketing and sales, application engineering as well as after-sales services for SOTAX' pharmaceutical testing equipment for the laboratory environment in Japan. The new partnership is expected to significantly expand the brand awareness and increase the accessibility to SOTAX' pharmaceutical testing equipment.
“We are delighted to partner with DKSH, as it has a first-class reputation and extensive local knowledge of Japan. We are excited to deliver our high-quality pharmaceutical testing equipment through DKSH to be used in the laboratory environment in Japan. DKSH's distribution network, customer database and industry knowledge will help us to grow our business successfully in Japan,” said Jean-Louis Raton, Head of Business Unit Asia-Pacific, SOTAX Group.
“We are very excited to have signed the agreement with SOTAX for their business in Japan. We believe that our extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry can contribute to the expansion of the dissolution test instruments in the Japanese market. With our long-standing experience and proven expertise in Market Expansion Services, we will help SOTAX build a successful business in Japan,” added Yasuo Hayashi, Executive Officer, Technology, DKSH Japan.
For further information, please contact:
SOTAX AG
c/o Corporate Marketing
Nordring 1, 4147 Aesch, Switzerland
Phone +41 61 487 54 54
marketing@sotax.com
DKSH Business Unit Technology
Irene Chen
Director, Group Marketing
Phone +886 2 8752 7611
irene.yr.chen@dksh.com
DKSH Japan K.K.
Asuka Maki
Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +81 3 5730 7342
asuka.maki@dksh.com
About SOTAX
SOTAX is the international leader in the development and manufacturing of fully automated systems for dissolution testing, sample preparation, and physical testing of pharmaceutical dosage forms. With over 40 years of sustained growth, SOTAX is now the world’s largest company focused on the dissolution testing space. For more information about SOTAX visit www.sotax.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.