Bio-Works signs distribution agreement with S. Amit Speciality Chemicals

Bio-Works Technologies AB has signed a non-exclusive Distribution Agreement with S. Amit Speciality Chemicals Private Limited to import, store, distribute, market, promote and sell products within India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Bio-Works is strengthening its presence in India by engaging a long-established, leading, full-service Chemistry Solutions provider in India. S. Amit Speciality Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., is part of the S. Amit Group of Companies, headquartered in Mumbai and established 70 years ago. S. Amit is a full-service Chemistry Solutions provider delivering products and services in the areas of speciality chemicals, intermediates and performance chemicals for diverse applications including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, polymers and plastics, and paints and coating.The Company has offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad and warehouses in Mumbai and FTWZ (near Mumbai). As an integrated solutions provider, the S. Amit Group of Companies offers a full range of supply chain services including representation of manufacturers, global and local sourcing, distribution, virtual manufacturing, identifying problems and recommending innovative chemical solutions. They have represented some of the Fortune 500 companies. 

S. Amit sees that the growing biopharmaceutical industry in emerging economies like India and Bangladesh is expected to have a positive impact on the bioprocess market, even more so with the impact of the global COVID pandemic and the resulting increase in vaccine manufacturing. In addition, the wide usage of vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, peptides, oligonucleotides etc. for therapeutic purposes is anticipated to further propel market growth.

“The addition of S-Amit to our distributor team extends Bio-Works reach throughout India, with its fast growing biopharmaceutical industry. We are very happy to engage in this agreement with S. Amit with their wide reach and firmly established presence and growth in India.” says Jonathan Royce, Bio-Works’ CEO.

Bio-Works exceptional agarose resins, WorkBeads™, are well-suited not only for the purification of biological compounds at laboratory scale but also for biopharmaceuticals at large scale, including peptides and recombinant proteins. Bio-Works has a particularly strong portfolio of ion exchange and immobilized affinity chromatography (IMAC) resins.

“S. Amit is excited to sign this agreement with Bio-Works and we are very keen to promote the high quality agarose resins manufactured by Bio-Works for use in various chromatography-based purification applications. This partnership will surely help us diversify, enhance and enrich our business and provide newer products and service to customers” says Mr. Amit Mehta, Managing Director, S. Amit Group of Companies.