BOSTON, Jan. 17 -- PerkinElmer Inc. has established a new subsidiary in the Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Free Trade Zone in China. The new Life and Analytical Sciences China subsidiary will consist of approximately 100 sales and service employees.
The Life and Analytical Sciences' business currently has six offices across China, serving customers in the biopharmaceutical, environmental, chemical and genetic screening industries. PerkinElmer's Optoelectronics business unit has operated in China for more than 15 years and has approximately 1,200 employees in this region.
PerkinElmer said it wants to double its business in China over the next five years and is also targeting China to further expand its genetic screening business.
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