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>Kapa Biosystems and PEQLAB GmbH Enter Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Germany and Austria
Woburn, MA United States, March 7th 2008

Kapa Biosystems and PEQLAB GmbH have entered an exclusive distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, PEQLAB has agreed to represent Kapa Biosystems’ next-generation DNA amplification reagents in Germany and Austria. Read more>>

>Kapa Biosystems announces the release of KAPA2G Fast Hot Start DNA Polymerase for High-throughput PCR
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States March 1st, 2008

Kapa Biosystems announces the release of KAPA2G Fast Hot Start DNA Polymerase, a second-generation polymerase engineered for extreme speed, specificity, and high performance. Read more>>

>Kapa Biosystems announces KAPAHiFi DNA Polymerase Product Release
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States January 15th, 2008

Kapa Biosystems announces the release of KAPAHiFi DNA Polymerase, a new polymerase for high fidelity PCR. Read more>>

>Kapa Biosystems Signs Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan Distribution Agreements
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States December 8th, 2007

Kapa Biosystems is pleased to announce a series of agreements for the distribution of the company’s next-generation life science reagents, it announced today.
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>Kapa Biosystems Signs Benelux, Finland, Hungary, Italy, and United Kingdom Distribution Agreements
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States December 8th, 2007

Kapa Biosystems is pleased to announce a series of agreements for the distribution of the company’s next-generation life science reagents, it announced today.
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>Kapa Biosystems Signs Canada and Brazil Distribution Agreements
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States December 8th, 2007

Kapa Biosystems is pleased to announce a series of agreements for the distribution of the company’s next-generation life science reagents, it announced today.
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>Kapa Biosystems and Nippon GeneticsCo.,Ltd. Enter Exclusive Distribution Agreement
Woburn, MA United States, September 21st, 2007

Kapa Biosystems and Nippon GeneticsCo.,Ltd. have entered an exclusive distribution agreement in Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, Nippon Genetics has agreed to represent Kapa Biosystems’ next-generation DNA amplification reagents in Japan. Read more>>

>Former Agencourt Bioscience Founder Announces The Opening Of U.S. Office For Kapa Biosystems, A Next-Generation Protein Engineering Company
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States, June 12th, 2007

Kapa Biosystems announces the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts. The facility will support the sales and marketing of the company’s engineered enzymes for DNA amplification. Read more>>


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