Wood Dale, IL and Franklin Lakes, NJ (July 7, 2011) -- SANYO North America
Corporation (SANYO) Biomedical Solutions Division and BD Biosciences, a segment of
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced a strategic agreement today to jointly
promote cutting-edge life science research tools designed to advance cell culture and cell
therapy research, which will help them expand their presence in the cell therapy, cell
culture and overall life sciences markets.
“Leveraging our collective strengths, SANYO and BD Biosciences aim to continually
advance products that help research and development,” said SANYO Biomedical
Solutions division President Toshiaki Inoue. “This collaboration will enable us to offer
our customers more value by integrating our existing products and technologies as well
as exploring new cell therapy research tools.”
The goals of this collaboration are to develop long-term and short-term co-marketing
programs, as well as to research innovative ways to combine product technologies and
offerings to serve both current and untapped market applications. SANYO will integrate
with BD Biosciences’ SySTEMatic ExCELLence SM marketing campaign.
“This collaboration reflects BD Biosciences’ commitment to delivering best-in-class,
highly integrated products and services to help life scientists reduce risk and ensure
superior quality, while producing clinical-grade stem cell applications,” said Bill Rhodes,
President, BD Biosciences.
The two businesses will work together to grow current and future business by combining
SANYO CO2 incubators with specialized BD Biosciences - Discovery Labware products.
They will also combine SANYO refrigerators and freezers with BD Advanced
Bioprocessing cell culture media and supplements for multiple research applications.
About BD
BD, a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical
devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people’s health
throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the quality and
speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new
drugs and vaccines. The Company’s capabilities are instrumental in combating many of
the world’s most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes,
New Jersey, BD employs approximately 29,000 associates in more than 50 countries
throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers,
clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. For more information, please visit http://www.bd.com.
About SANYO
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a global, leading provider of energy, environment, and
lifestyle applications. Biomedical Solutions, a Division of SANYO North America
Corporation (a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.), is based in Wood Dale, IL, and
provides laboratory equipment for pharmaceutical, life science and biotechnology
applications. Product lines include space-efficient VIP® ultra-low temperature freezers,
cryogenic freezers, pharmaceutical and medical refrigerators, cell culture incubators, plant
growth chambers, and portable autoclaves.
To learn more about SANYO, please visit http://us.sanyo.com.
BD
Alyssa Zeff
BD Public Relations
Tel: 201-847-4358, [email protected].
SANYO
Aaron Fowles
Manager, Corporate Communications
619-661-4151, [email protected].