SMB collaboration

Dutch companies Batavia Bioservices and Xendo have announced a strategic business collaboration providing Batavia Bioservices with access to Xendo’s simulated moving bed purification technology. All bioprocess activities of Xendo have been transferred and the company will also provide infrastructure, knowledge and experience in microbial process and product development.

Menzo Havenga, CEO of Batavia Bioservices, explains: "It is fully expected that our collaboration will result in more customers being offered a complete development services package.”

The companies have also announced that they will also establish joint marketing efforts whereby Xendo BV will provide engineering, regulatory and clinical support services and Batavia Bioservices will provide process development and analytical services.

André van de Sande, CEO of Xendo, adds, “I trust that by combining our forces both companies are better positioned to service our customers. This helps Xendo, both in the Netherlands and internationally, to further expand."

For more information on the companies, visit their websites at www.bataviabioservices.com and www.xendo.com