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Uniscience do Brasil / Covaris partner to distribute in Brazil

Woburn Massachusetts, USA and São Paulo Brazil

Covaris Inc., has appointed Uniscience do Brasil as its authorized distributor in Brazil. Uniscience will supply the Brazilian LifeScience,drug discovery and development markets with Covaris sample-preparation products including, AFA Focused-ultrasonicators and consumables, as well as application specific reagent kits for NGS, ChIP, Proteomics, and Pharmaceutical applications.
“We are very pleased to be partnering with Uniscience do Brasil to bring Covaris Adaptive Focused Acoustic™ technology to LifeScience,drug discovery and drug development researchers in Brazil,” said Jim Laugharn, Covaris Founder and CEO. “Uniscience has a strong reputation as a market leader in the region and we are looking forward to a very positive business relationship.”
“Covaris is a leader in the area of sample preparation for drug discovery. Covaris and Uniscience complement each other and will build a strong business franchise in Brazil,” said Sergio Joelsons, Uniscience CEO and President.

About Uniscience do Brasil
Based on a pioneering initiative, Uniscience do Brasil (www.uniscience.com) began its activities 29 years ago, aiming to combine technological expertise with development potential. Uniscience partners to integrate intelligent solutions in equipment, reagents, and accessories for the areas of Biotechnology, Diagnostic, and Molecular Biology. Unscience do Brasil’s mission is to act as a partner to our customers by providing reagents, equipment, and supplies high-quality research molecular biology. Our vision is to be recognized as the biotechnology market leader in Brazil with the most complete and reliable product line.

About Covaris
Covaris, Inc. (www.covaris.com) provides advanced sample preparation systems for life and analytical science. Covaris sample prep technologies support a wide variety of applications including Next-Generation Sequencing, ChIP, proteomics, formulations, and compound management. Our patented Adaptive Focused Acoustic™ (AFA™) employs highly controlled bursts of focused high-frequency acoustic energy to efficiently and reproducibly process samples in a temperature-controlled and non-contact environment. AFA is the industry standard for DNA shearing, and is used by major genome centers and academic institutions worldwide. It brings unsurpassed speed and efficiency to biological and chemical sample preparation. The AFA process, which is based on shock wave physics, delivers controlled, precise, and accurate acoustic energy to biological and chemical samples.

For additional information, please contact:
Brian Paras
Covaris Inc.
14 Gill St Unit H.
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 01801
[email protected]
001 781 932 3959 ext 206