VWR International, Inc. Opens a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in India

03-Nov-2006

VWR International, Inc. announced the establishment of a full-service, wholly owned subsidiary in Bangalore, India to better serve the needs of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the subcontinent.

The new office for VWR Lab Products Private Limited shall serve as a central resource for customer service, sales support and technical services for the Indian subcontinent. As a fully licensed Indian company, the new office has the ability to hire locally and conduct transactions in local currency

"India has been a significant player in the global science and research arena for some time now. India's abundant highly educated, competitive, English-speaking workforce continues to attract international companies. Several of VWR's current global customers, have opened their research and manufacturing facilities in India," said Ted Pulkownik, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Corporate Development and Emerging Markets, VWR. "Coupled with the rapidly expanding domestic pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the Indian subcontinent, this presents a tremendous opportunity for VWR to meet the needs of our existing customers and to tap into new market growth, while supporting VWR's overall strategy of geographic expansion with first-class local service for our customers."

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