Q-Sense signs contract with Japanese distributor

Thursday, December 12, 2002

Q-Sense signs contract with Japanese distributor

Q-Sense AB, developing and selling a sensor technology for non-rigid surfaces, has signed a distributor agreement with Meiwa Shoji Ltd, Osaka, Japan. The agreement means that Meiwa handles sales & marketing of Q-Sense' products in Japan.

Q-Sense has developed an analytical instrument with associated sensors to scientists conducting research within physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. Through an international network consisting of researchers from among others Harvard, Stanford, Max Planck Institute and ETH Zürich the technology has spread globally and is found among customers in about 15 countries.

The technology was originally developed at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden and the company was founded in 1996 based on the QCM-D technique. Till 1999 focus was on technology and product development and early year 2000 the company entered a more commercial phase. Ever since Q-Sense has successfully sold instruments and sensors to researchers worldwide.

For further information, please contact Eva-Carin Tengberg, President and CEO, Q-Sense AB Phone: +46 31 772 80 44, Mobile: +46 705 798721