BioTek Instruments Appoints Millennium Science as New Zealand Distributor

July 9, 2009, WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments has appointed Millennium Science Pty. Ltd., as their official distributor in New Zealand. Millennium now retains responsibility for sales and support of the entire BioTek line of microplate-based instrumentation and software across the Tasman.

"Millennium has a strong focus on applications with expert technical sales and support. They are a natural fit for BioTek as we grow in Australasia," noted Dominic Herring, Business Development Manager of BioTek Instruments Singapore. "By having dual representation pan-Tasman, our customers will have access to greater levels of support, which is critical as life science and biotech collaborations between the two nations continue to increase."

Bren Collinson, Managing Director at Millennium added, "We are very pleased to now be the exclusive distributor in New Zealand for the entire BioTek product line. Our long-standing relationship with BioTek in Australia, together with our proven experience in laboratory automation, puts us in an excellent position to serve the needs of New Zealand life science researchers."

Millennium Science, established in 1999, is a scientific solution supplier to the Australasian Life Science market with a core competency in the delivery of high technology products including hardware, software and consumables. They focus heavily on pre- and post-sales technical support and employ scientifically qualified Technical Sales Representatives in each state. Each is backed by PhD Application's Scientists and a team of highly experienced Service Engineers and support staff.

BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Winooski, VT, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of microplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to facilitate the drug discovery process, to advance discoveries in genomics and proteomics, and to aid in the advancement of life science research.

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