October 20, 2004: TORONTO, CANADA and BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: VisualSonics Inc. is pleased to announce that Quantum Scientific will distribute its Vevo 660™ high-resolution in vivo imaging system for use with small animals in the life sciences research market. “We are delighted to be working with Quantum Scientific to offer our high-resolution micro-imaging system to the Australian academic and preclinical pharmaceutical researchers”, said Tom Little, CEO of VisualSonics Inc. “We have had significant interest from the Australian market and we are sure that our combined growing customer base in Australia will be extremely well-serviced by Quantum’s 25+ person team”. Quantum Scientific is a leading distributor of life science products for the pre-clinical pharmaceutical and academic research markets in Australia. “We are excited about the possibilities for the Vevo 660 high-resolution imaging system as there is significant demand in the Australian market for a non-invasive high resolution in vivo imaging system that is specifically targeted at small animal research”, said Derek Brown, Managing Director of Quantum Scientific. “Already two VisualSonics systems have been placed in Australia and we feel that number will grow very quickly now that we can offer extensive local support for service, applications and training”.
About Quantum Scientific
With over 30 years experience in the Australian Life Science and Research Markets, Quantum Scientific (www.quantum-scientific.com.au) enjoys an excellent reputation based on their continued commitment to clients through both sales and support. As a national company Quantum Scientific employs ten full time sales staff and nine highly qualified engineers. Quantum Scientific’s goal is to offer the Australian based scientist a complete range of high quality products, with all these products backed up by their team of technical support engineers and product/application specialists. While being a truly national company, Quantum Scientific retain their flexibility and are able to respond to individual researchers specific needs and requirements.
About VisualSonics
VisualSonics Inc. (www.visualsonics.com) is the leading manufacturer of high-resolution in vivo imaging systems for small animal research. VisualSonics’ Vevo 660™ high-resolution imaging system provides real-time visualization and measurements in small animals down to 30 microns. Because of the non-invasive nature of the technology, longitudinal studies of the same animal can be performed. This high-resolution imaging technology is being successfully applied to phenotypic-based research applications such as developmental biology, cardiovascular research, cancer biology, neurobiology and preclinical drug discovery.