ImmunoReagents Signs Exclusive Partnership With Italian Distributor Microtech S.r.l.

RALEIGH, NC, March 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) ImmunoReagents, a manufacturer of high quality secondary antibodies used by researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world, has announced the appointment of Microtech as its new distributor for Italy.

The exclusive deal means ImmunoReagents and Micotech will work closely to bring top quality antibodies to the Italian biotech, life science, and medical communities, which is one of the world's fastest growing biotech regions. According to a report in 2010 by the Italian Association for the Development of Biotechnology (ASSOBIOTEC), Italy "exhibits vigorous growth and excellent innovation capacity among researchers." The country currently ranks third in European pharmaceutical development and fifth in the world. It also hosts some of the finest research institutions, universities, and about 300 biotech companies.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for ImmunoReagents," said Ann Black, President and CEO of ImmunoReagents. "By teaming with Microtech, it allows us to launch our products into a growing biotech region by using a local and well-established sales team."

The Company is located on Centennial Campus, NC State University's owned and operated research park and technology campus located in Raleigh, North Carolina USA.

About ImmunoReagents
ImmunoReagents is a leading global manufacturer of quality polyclonal antibodies used in research and in vitro diagnostics. They offer a wide range of secondary antibodies covering a broad spectrum of immunoglobulins from various species. Antibodies include various levels of cross species absorptions to provide high specificity. The Company also manufactures primary polyclonal antibodies to hormones, cancer markers, cardiac markers and serum proteins. In addition to its vast product lines, ImmunoReagents also provides custom manufacturing to meet specific customer requirements while adhering to cGMP guidelines and ISO quality systems requirements.

For more information about ImmunoReagents - http://www.immunoreagents.com.

About Microtech S.r.l.
Microtech was founded in 1964 by Gaetano Papagno. Located in Naples, Microtech specializes in the promotion, sale and distribution of consumer products, reagents and equipment for molecular biology, cellular genetics and biochemistry. For more information about Microtech - http://www.microtech.eu.

About Centennial Campus and NC State University
Centennial Campus (http://www.centennial.ncsu.edu) is an internationally recognized 1,314-acre research park and technology campus owned and operated by North Carolina University. Home to more than 60 corporate, government and non-profit partners, such as Red Hat, ABB, and the USDA, collaborative research projects vary from nanofibers and secure open systems technology to serious gaming and biomedical engineering. Four university college programs also have a significant presence on campus - College of Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Textiles and the College of Education. NC State is one of the top research universities in the country, with expenditures in research approaching more than $325 million annually. The university ranks third among all public universities (without medical schools) in industry-sponsored research expenditures. (http://www.ncsu.edu)