Australian supplier of API analytical standards Epichem, announced it has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with a leading Japanese Life Sciences supplier company, AR Brown, for sales to Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea.

Headquartered in Tokyo, AR Brown is one of Japan's largest distributors in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and have earned the reputation as a strong and reliable supplier. They manage a large and sophisticated network of supplier partnerships in several countries. The strong business relationships established over 50 years allow AR Brown to provide technical knowledge and information needed to their large customer base to actively sell Epichem's API analytical standards primarily to support the various needs of companies manufacturing over-the-counter and generic medicines.

Dr Wayne Best, managing director of Epichem commented, “Epichem is globally competitive with clients in over 20 countries and is rapidly expanding its reach. I am very proud that Epichem has joined forces with AR Brown to open these new markets. AR Brown has a long and successful trading history and is highly respected in the region. It is satisfying to find a distributor whose motto is “Think Quality.” This motto emulates the culture at Epichem and prevails right through our range of products and services.  AR Brown is exactly the kind of distributor we were looking for in this region. We are currently seeking distribution in Europe, South America, the United States and Canada.”

Epichem has been delivering synthetic and medicinal chemistry services to the drug discovery and pharmaceutical industries for more than 7 years and offers a range of rare and hard to find pharmaceutical impurities, degradants and metabolites of active ingredients and excipients, particularly for OTC and generic drugs.