STEMCELL Technologies Launches Direct Distribution to Germany & Austria

STEMCELL Technologies Inc. (STEMCELL), a leader in specialty cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents for life science research, is pleased to announce the opening of a new sales office in Köln, Germany, providing direct service to Germany and Austria.

Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) September 5, 2008 -- STEMCELL Technologies Inc. (STEMCELL), a leader in specialty cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents for life science research, is pleased to announce the opening of a new sales office in Köln, Germany, providing direct service to Germany and Austria.

"Directly serving Germany and Austria will allow us to collaborate closely with our customers on custom requirements and the development of new products," said Joan Sheehan, VP of Sales. "A number of STEMCELL's scientists will be visiting key customers, including Dr. John Stingl (mammary epithelial stem cells); Dr. Clive Glover (human and mouse embryonic stem cells); and Dr. Sharon Lewis (neural stem cells)."

STEMCELL's sales office in Köln will work in conjunction with its European Distribution Centre, located in Grenoble, France. With direct service, customers will have immediate access to in-house scientists and the world-renowned STEMCELL technical support team. A complete inventory of products is maintained at the European Distribution Centre, which offers next-day priority shipping.

Prior to September 1, 2008 STEMCELL's customers in Germany and Austria were serviced by STEMCELL's distribution partner, CellSystems Biotechnologie Vertrieb GmbH (CellSystems). STEMCELL wishes to acknowledge the outstanding support it has received through its partnership with CellSystems in distributing STEMCELL's products over the course of the past twelve years. STEMCELL extends its best wishes toward the success of CellSystems in all their future pursuits.

Contact:
Wolfgang Honer
STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
Sales Director, Germany
+49 (0) 221 888799 10
Wolfgang.Honer@STEMCELL.com

About STEMCELL Technologies
STEMCELL Technologies, a leader in specialty cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents for life science research, is a privately-owned biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Canada. Driven by science, STEMCELL delivers over 800 products to more than 70 countries worldwide. To learn more about how STEMCELL helps to make research work, visit www.stemcell.com.

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