VIAFLO Corporation and INTEGRA Biosciences Enter into Strategic Partnership

Viaflo Corporation (www.viaflo.com) of Hudson NH, USA and INTEGRA Biosciences AG, Chur Switzerland announced a strategic Partnership.

Hudson, NH (PRWEB) September 17, 2008 -- VIAFLO Corporation of Hudson NH, USA and INTEGRA Biosciences AG, Chur Switzerland announced a strategic Partnership. Capitalizing on a successful 20 year relationship between INTEGRA Biosciences and the founders of Viaflo, the Companies have decided to join their forces in the US Market. Beginning August 1st, Viaflo will begin all sales and marketing activities for the INTEGRA Biosciences product range for the US market. Elmar Morscher, CEO of INTEGRA Biosciences said "the long lasting friendship between the founders of Viaflo and the INTEGRA Group, Viaflo's in depth knowledge about the US Market for Laboratory Instruments, their knowledge about our products, let alone their organizational structure with a strong and focused sales and marketing team are the ideal precondition for a further strengthened market presence of INTEGRA Biosciences in the US." The Products of INTEGRA Biosciences complement Viaflo's product range of innovative high quality and user friendly liquid handling systems. Gary Nelson, President of Viaflo said "The combined forces of the two companies will allow both partners to accelerate their rapid growth in the US Life Sciences Industry."

Further to entering into a Partnership in the US market INTEGRA Holding AG, Switzerland, the parent Company of INTEGRA Biosciences, will invest a not-to-be-disclosed amount into Viaflo.

This investment is underlying the long term character of this agreement.

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