Macrogen Signs License and Supply Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific
January 13, 2020 at 09:00 am EST
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Macrogen announced on January 13 that the company has signed a strategic License and Supply Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific. The agreement, which was recently signed, aims to expand the global market for Capillary Electrophoresis Sequencing (CES) service. Through the agreement, Macrogen plans to expand the overseas markets for CES services. Macrogen’s strategy is to establish a ‘Genome Supermarket’ which provides consistently high-quality genetic analysis services to customers worldwide and improves customer access to services. As part of this effort, Macrogen has established laboratories in Spain and Singapore. Additional laboratories are also planned in Oceania and Europe.
Macrogen, Inc. is a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the customized transgenic and other services in the field of biomedical research. The Company operates its business through four divisions: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing division, DNA chips division, transgenic and knockout mouse division and oligonucleotide DNA division. Its DNA sequencing division provides genome sequencing analysis services. Its DNA chips division develops DNA chips products, such as Illumina chips, MacArray chips and customized chips. Its transgenic and knockout mouse division offers gene engineering services. Its oligonucleotide DNA division offers oligonucleotide DNA manufacturing services. The Company operates its business within domestic market and in overseas markets.