SHENZHEN, China and NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 6, 2019 — MGI has announced a partnership with Imperial Life Sciences (ILS), a leading distributor in the Indian life science market, as its exclusive distributor in India. Within the first month of collaboration, the MGI-ILS team has placed several MGI sequencers across India, targeting both clinical diagnostic and research market segments, with plans to expand sales throughout 2019.
Establishing MGI’s First Demo Lab in India
MGI will set up its first demonstration lab at ILS in Gurugram. The lab will feature MGI instruments including the MGISEQ-200 genetic sequencer and the MGISP-100 automated workstation for NGS applications. The demo lab will focus on NIPT, clinical whole-exome sequencing, metagenomics, and cancer panels, while hosting workshops and training sessions for industry and academic leaders. ILS engineers are being trained to provide after-sales support and advanced application training to ensure complete in-country support.
Statements from Leadership
Fang Xiao, General Manager of Asia Pacific at MGI, said, “MGI is glad to be working with such a well-established distributor as we expand our presence to serve customers in India. This partnership will enable us to bring MGI’s advanced sequencing packages to researchers across this great country.”
Neeraj Gupta, Director of Sales & Marketing at ILS, added, “ILS is excited about this partnership with MGI. It combines advanced technology, accurate results, ready-to-use assays, and an affordable price point for the Indian market, with the flexibility needed for different sequencing throughput requirements.”
About Imperial Life Sciences
For the past 27 years, ILS has represented leading global companies in India, providing research instrumentation, reagents, bioinformatics, consumables, and molecular diagnostics products. Their offerings span genomics, molecular diagnostics, cell biology, and imaging. ILS collaborates closely with researchers at all stages of their projects to provide innovative, value-added solutions and will drive MGI’s marketing and outreach across India.
Upcoming Activities in India
MGI and ILS plan seminars in major Indian cities during October and November. They will jointly participate in the TCGA and NGBT conferences in September in Pune and Mumbai, where MGI will showcase the MGISEQ-200 and MGISEQ-2000 sequencers. ILS will also actively promote MGI’s brand and products nationwide.
