HiMedia Laboratories has entered into a joint distribution agreement with VWR International, Inc., a leader in the global research laboratory industry to support the chemicals and laboratory supplies requirements of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent.

"VWR has a long standing history of being a global leader in the distribution of Laboratory products in North America and Western Europe," said Dr GM Warke, CEO, HiMedia Laboratories Private Limited. "We are proud to be selected as their strategic partner to bring its wide range, high quality products range to the laboratory community to India-and-given that VWR is already an exclusive distributor for HiMedia's innovative product line of Hi-Veg microbiological and cell culture media for North America, it makes for a terrific mutual relationship."

"The Indian subcontinent is a growth market of strategic importance to VWR, " said MK Sathya, vice president, Corporate Initiatives, VWR. "We are proud to associate ourselves with a respected, high integrity partner such as HiMedia in bringing high quality laboratory chemicals, lab supplies and consumables to this market."

Established in the year 1976 as Hindustan Dehydrated Media, the company started its operations to provide ready to use Culture Media to Scientists, Researchers and Small companies, who used to prepare their own Media from purchased ingredients.