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ChromaCon enters into an agreement with YMC to represent the Contichrom systems in Japan

Zurich, Switzerland and Kyoto, Japan, February 9, 2018.

ChromaCon and YMC announced today that they have entered into a Distribution Agreement. Under this agreement, YMC will act as distributor and provide after-sales service and application support for Contichrom systems in Japan.

The Contichrom line of products consists of FPLC/HPLC systems with advanced process technology. The Contichrom CUBE is an FPLC system for the purification of biopharmaceuticals, giving access to superior continuous chromatography processes. At the same time the Contichrom CUBE provides the same benefits for peptide and small molecule applications.

Michael Bavand, CEO of ChromaCon commented: “Automated and continuous chromatography solutions are moving from niche applications and are stepping into the limelight. This is a perfect time for this new partnership, as it makes our systems and technologies more accessible for the Japanese market in need for advanced purification technology. YMC is a well-known pioneer and respected company in the field of purification and separation technology. We look forward to leveraging both of our companies’ expertise to benefit pharma and biotech customers in Japan.”

About ChromaCon

ChromaCon AG is a private Life Science Tool company located in Zürich, Switzerland, providing best-in-class process solutions to the biopharmaceutical industry. ChromaCon has developed and patented novel process principles, process control and simulation software, equipment designs and operating software for batch, cyclic and continuous chromatography. These process solutions result in significant CAPEX and OPEX cost savings and enabling scalable chromatographic solutions for large scale purification applications. The Contichrom® laboratory-scale equipment is co-marketed worldwide by ChromaCon and its partners. ChromaCon has provided global licenses for its process technologies to LEWA for implementation into scale-up systems. ChromaCon also develops and markets affinity purification solutions for column and membrane chromatography applications and tools for site-specific protein conjugation.

ChromaCon Contact

To find out more about ChromaCon please contact us directly or visit our website.
Dr. Michael Bavand, CEO, info@chromacon.com, www.chromacon.com.

About YMC Co., Ltd

YMC is a HPLC manufacturer started as a venture company in the field of chemical industry in Kyoto, Japan in 1980. From the beginning, we have engaged in development of columns and packing materials for HPLC of the world highest level. At the same time, as a pioneer in the HPLC industry, we have developed technology and systems for industrial preparative chromatography and provided separation and purification technology of high value-added substances including pharmaceutical products. Making use of our experience in both packing media and chromatography system, two important parameters to constitute chromatography, we have built a new GMP compliant purification plant and also actively engage in contract purification service mainly targeted APIs.

YMC Contact

To find out more about YMC please contact us directly or visit our website.
Mr. Yoshihisa Ohyagi, Director, y-ohyagi@ymc.co.jp, www.ymc.co.jp.