GE Healthcare has signed a new agreement with Sigma-Aldrich to distribute its Whatman range of products in India. The Whatman range of papers and filters includes sample collection and storage cards (FTA cards), filter papers, and specialist diagnostic membranes used in a wide range of applications such as forensics, neonatal screening, environmental screening, quality control of pharmaceuticals, food and beverage production and in the manufacture of in-vitro diagnostic tests. Many leading Indian companies and institutions use Whatman products for advancing their life sciences research and medical technology applications.
Anurag Gupta, MD, GE Healthcare Life Sciences South Asia, said, “We are delighted to announce this distribution agreement with Sigma Aldrich which will allow GE Healthcare to bring its innovative Whatman products to a much wider range of customers in a variety of academic and industry settings across India.”
Raja Ram, MD, Sigma-Aldrich, India said, “Continuing to deliver on our mission of enabling science to improve the quality of life, we are excited at the partnership we have forged with GE Healthcare Life Sciences to distribute Whatman products. The partnership will enable customers to benefit from Sigma-Aldrich’s established standards of service and operational excellence within India.”
EH News Bureau