DKSH has signed a regional agreement with LifeScan, a world leader in blood glucose monitoring, to distribute LifeScan products in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Media release
Bangkok, January 23, 2020 – DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, Asia's leading partner for healthcare companies seeking to grow their business in Asia, has entered a strategic partnership with LifeScan, a world-leading provider of blood glucose monitoring products and solutions for the treatment of diabetes. Under the agreement, DKSH will provide marketing, sales, regulatory services as well as distribution and logistics for LifeScan across seven Asian markets.
LifeScan is a world leader in blood glucose monitoring – globally more than 20 million people depend on OneTouch brand products to help them manage their diabetes. The collaboration increases the availability of LifeScan's blood glucose monitoring products across DKSH's extensive network of hospitals, medical device shops and pharmacies in the region. This is to ensure LifeScan's high-quality and innovative products reach more patients with diabetes, thereby enhancing their well-being and creating a world without limits for people with diabetes
Bijay Singh, Global Head Business Unit Healthcare, DKSH stated: “At DKSH, our mission is to provide excellent commercial, distribution and value-added services to our clients and healthcare professionals, so that they in turn can take care and improve the lives of patients in the communities we all serve. We are thrilled that LifeScan has selected DKSH as their partner for seven markets. With the largest dedicated salesforce in Asia and a broad reach across channels, we are committed to driving the Asian expansion for LifeScan and we are confident that we will achieve our goals together to expand the markets.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH Business Unit Healthcare
Sheena Flannery
Director, Group Communications
+66 2 220 9739
sheena.flannery@dksh.com
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps other companies and brands to grow in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology sectors. DKSH’s portfolio of services includes sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 35 markets with 33,000 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2018. With its strong Swiss heritage and long business tradition since 1865, DKSH is deeply rooted in Asia Pacific.