LEIDEN – BIOKÉ, a business unit of Cell Signaling Technology Europe (CST Europe), announced it has signed a distribution agreement with OLS OMNI Life Science GmbH & Co KG, a leading manufacturer and distributor of cell culture and cell assay systems for Life Science research and drug development, to distribute OLS’ CERO benchtop 3D incubator and bioreactor and OLS’ CASY Cell Counter and Analyzer in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

“The CERO incubator and bioreactor is unique because of its ability to keep cells and organoids in floatation with virtually no shear force. This feature allows for healthy long-term cultures for up to several months. The renowned CASY cell analyzer is THE international Gold Standard for label-free, non-invasive determination of cell number and viability,” said OLS Head of Sales Andreas Friese, “We are looking forward to working with BIOKÉ because of their knowledgeable and enthusiastic team and their experience in the BeNeLux market.”

“We are excited to bring these innovative and unique instruments from OLS to our customers,” said Jolanda Scheenhart, Product Specialist Protein & Cellular Analysis BIOKÉ, “it will further strengthen our ability to provide a complete solution to our customers in the Protein & Cellular Analysis workflow.”