Iwaki withdraw from the non Japanese Tissue Culture Market.

Sterilin, the UK importer of Iwaki Tissue Culture Products have issued the following announcement:-

"Recently AGC, manufacturers of the Iwaki brand of tissue culture products, have decided to withdraw from the tissue culture market outside of Japan.

With the recent acquisition of the Sterilin business by Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are excited to be able offer customers the high quality Thermo Scientific BioLite tissue culture brand products.

In an effort to support Iwaki customers in the transition to Thermo Scientific BioLite, we would like to discuss available distribution options with you.  To help end-users move to the new products, we have a technical team ready to give detailed advice and support on cell line growth and validation.  We welcome the opportunity to support both our distribution partners and our end customers throughout this transition."

R & L Slaughter Ltd. will be in contact with current Iwaki customers to discuss their requirements.