DKSH expands partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Indonesia and the Philippines

DKSH and Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, bring advanced microbiology solutions to Indonesia and the Philippines to help customers accelerate quality control and solve complex analytical challenges.

Media release

Jakarta, Indonesia, November 13, 2019 – 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 food quality and safety solutions to Indonesia and the Philippines. DKSH will provide marketing, sales, 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^TM. 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, Southeast Asia and Taiwan (Channel), Microbiology, Thermo Fisher Scientific, commented: “We are excited to partner with DKSH to introduce new and faster microbiological testing workflows to our end customers. With DKSH's sales and marketing capabilities, market expertise and regional coverage, we aim to jointly increase market penetration and market share in the industrial segments in Indonesia and the Philippines,”

Hanno Elbraechter, Head Business Unit Technology, DKSH, added: “We look forward to embarking on another journey with our partner, Thermo Fisher. By leveraging our unparalleled, structured market development approach and our best-in-class after-sales services, we will ensure that we build a strong business for Thermo Fisher Scientific in Indonesia as well as the Philippines.”

For further information please contact:

DKSH Indonesia

Hanna Qibthiya

Manager, Branding and Communications

Phone +62 21 2988 8557

hanna.qibthiya@dksh.com

DKSH Philippines

Managing Director, Philippines

Business Unit Technology

Phone +63 25 483 200

michael.dela.paz@dksh.com

DKSH Business Unit Technology