Cole-Parmer has acquired authorised distribution rights in India to Advantec ?'s wide range of filtration solutions for laboratory, research, and process applications. Advantec's products are used in a wide variety of scientific capacities and applications such as microbiological analysis, air/gas filtration, and environmental monitoring. Specifically, Advantec serves the pharmaceutical, public health, food and beverage, water analysis, healthcare, life sciences, and electronics industries. Because Advantec manufactures their products to exacting standards, they are known for superb product integrity.

"Advantec's range of filtration products fits comfortably within Cole-Parmer's own product range," commented Kashmira Nadkarni - Product Manager, Cole-Parmer India. "It offers our customers an additional and valuable range of unique quality products that will enhance their processes and research."

General Manager of ADVANTEC MFS, Inc., Koichi Shiode, added "We are pleased to extend our partnership with Cole-Parmer to India, and are excited about the opportunity to introduce Advantec's high-quality products to the Indian customers."

Founded in 1917 as the first manufacturer of filter papers in Japan, today ADVANTEC is a global company with a focus on high-quality products for separation science. Product lines range from membrane filters, prefiltration media, glass fiber and cellulose fiber filter papers, specialty test papers, and a full selection of vacuum and pressure apparatus.

With more than 50 years of experience, Cole-Parmer is a global leader in providing fluid handling, life science, and general laboratory products and instrumentation. Working with R&D, pilot plant and production facilities, Cole-Parmer specialises in providing scale-up assistance to the Biotech, Chemical, Academics, Environmental, Food, Industrial Manufacturing, and Print industries. Cole-Parmer offers a wide selection of both proprietary and leading industry supplier products and consumables as well as technical services and solutions.

Contact: Ms Vinita Singh, Cole-Parmer India, Mumbai. Tel: 022-67162222/53. Email: vinita.singh@coleparmer.in