IonGate starts commercialization of SURFE²R in Asia

IonGate Biosciences is expanding its operations to market the SURFE²R (SURFace Electrogenic Event Reader) Technology to the Japanese market. BRC - Bio Research Center Co. Ltd Nagoya, Japan and IonGate jointly introduce the proprietary technique to automatically screen transport proteins in high throughput at meetings in Japan, thus making the technology accessible to the Asian market.

BRC is an established partner able to supply Japan’s researchers with Life-Sciences innovations from around the world. The distribution of SURFE²R will help secure its position as a professional provider of sophisticated technologies.

IonGate has successfully launched SURFE²R Technology in both Europe and North America, and expects a growing demand for the technology in these markets. As Japanese scientists perform increasingly sophisticated research in the field of membrane proteins, especially on transport proteins, the introduction of the SURFE²R Technology is highly anticipated. This is the first step for increasing presence in the Asian market in 2008, one of the strongest growing biotech markets worldwide.

The flagship model of the product family, SURFE²R Workstation 500, will be showcased at two scientific meetings in Japan in March.