Chiral Technologies, Inc., Appoints Omni Lab SRL Exclusive Distributor for Argentina

West Chester, PA–August 30, 2007–Chiral Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of chiral chromatography columns has announced that it will expand Latin American sales efforts by partnering with exclusive distributors.

Effective immediately, Omni Lab SRL will be the official distributor for Chiral Technologies, Inc., in Argentina..

“In response to the growing need for chiral chromatography solutions in this region, Dr. Joseph Barendt, COO of Chiral Technologies, Inc., stated, “The best way to support our Argentinean customers effectively was to team up with the leading distributor of separation solutions in Argentina.  Omni Lab, with their extensive market knowledge and reach into the target industries, provides an outstanding base from which to grow our Chiral Chromatography business.”

“The idea of our cooperation is quite simple; we are proposing to our current and future customers the option to obtain all the required process and method data whilst maintaining the single point of contact of their choice, either Novasep or Daicel.”, stated Dieter Heckmann, CEO of Chiral Technologies Inc and Chiral Technologies Europe. “Each company will apply its core technical skills to develop a single solution to meet each project’s short and long-term objectives.”

Eduardo Buonomo, President of Omni Lab, commented, “We look forward to working with Chiral Technologies, Inc., and are prepared to assist our mutual customers in all aspects of their chiral work.”  Omni Lab has a solid reputation with separation scientists throughout Argentina.

In addition to chiral chromatography columns, Chiral Technologies, Inc., also supplies bulk chiral stationary phases and preparative chiral columns for chromatographic resolution of single enantiomer compounds.  Located in West Chester, PA (a suburb of Philadelphia), the company operates an outsourcing center for separation of chiral intermediates and APIs in pre-clinical and clinical evaluation.  Chiral Technologies, Inc., was established in 1990, and has served the pharmaceutical and other life science industries during this period of rapid growth of chiral pharmaceuticals. 

Omni Lab, located in Buenos Aires, offers HPLC and GC columns and accessories.  In addition to supplies, the company also provides chromatography method development and problem solving services to separation scientists.

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