DKSH expands market for SOTAX's pharmaceutical testing equipment in Japan

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.