Singapore: New England Biolabs (NEB), a world leader in the production of reagents for the life science industry, extended its global subsidiary network with the opening of New England Biolabs in Singapore. NEB also maintains subsidiary offices in Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK.

Mr Sue Yap, general manager, Singapore, said that, "The Singapore facility will provide the vibrant local scientific research community with more efficient access to the latest NEB products, technical support in the local time zone and languages, as well as original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partnership opportunities."

Sir Richard Roberts, chief scientific officer, NEB, said that, "Singapore has a world class reputation in the life sciences. This new office will allow us to offer even greater personalized service and, when appropriate, to explore higher levels of collaboration, especially with the startup biotech companies now multiplying in Singapore."