SpectraScience taps Advanced Medical German Co as Middle East distributor

SpectraScience said today it inked a distribution deal with Kuwait’s Advanced Medical German Co. Through the deal, AMG will operate as SpectraScience’s exclusive distributor for the Middle East region, the San Diego, Calif.-based company said today. “We are pleased to be working with the premier distribution company for gastroenterology in the Middle East. We believe that with our innovative products and the sales, marketing, and distribution acumen of AMG in the Middle East we are poised to bring a new level of diagnostic capability to clinicians in colorectal cancer screening,” SpectraScience CEO Michael Oliver said in prepared remarks. “Introducing innovative medical devices to our customers that improve patient outcomes is a hallmark of AMG. We believe the WavSTAT Optical Biopsy System has the potential to make screening for colorectal cancer less invasive and safer for patients, faster and more efficient for clinicians and, overall, less expensive for the health care system. That combination of factors is attractive in any medical device market,” AMG prez Dr. Eyad Al Saleh said in a press release. In February, SpectraScience said it acquired the assets of optical imaging system company Oncoscope for an undisclosed amount. Durham, N.C.-based Oncoscope developed a proprietary optical imaging system designed for the minimally invasive detection of pre-cancerous epithelial tissues using scattered white light, with a target indication ...
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