MilliporeSigma has entered into an agreement with HistoCyte Laboratories Ltd to be the exclusive multinational distributor of the company’s portfolio of cell line reference products for immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization.
 
“This collaboration gives customers a cost-effective and practical solution to the problem of tissue heterogeneity,” said Jean-Charles Wirth, head of Applied Solutions at MilliporeSigma. “These reference materials strengthen MilliporeSigma’s pathology portfolio and provide a robust and standardized means for customers to achieve greater confidence in their analyses.”
 
Under the agreement, MilliporeSigma will employ its sales, marketing and e-commerce expertise to distribute HistoCyte Laboratories’ comprehensive range of pathology slide controls in the U.S. and other select geographies. Outside of these select geographies, HistoCyte Laboratories will continue to reach customers via its own channels.
 
The controls will be available in cell microarray blocks, thereby fitting into laboratory workflows more easily. In block format, they are a more cost-effective standardized material for routine laboratories.