Aber Instruments has appointed Soartec as their exclusive agent for Korea in biotechnology. Soartec has already been working with Aber in the brewing sector for the last 3 years and has extensive experience in the use of the on-line dielectric technology for measuring viable cell mass. The 2 major brewing groups in Korea, Oriental Brewery and Hite already use the Aber technology for live yeast cell concentration measurement. Full contact details of Soartec are available under the distributor section of the web site.
Promotion of the Biomass Monitor 220 commenced during early 2004 and a promotional visit to Korea by Aber Instruments was made in September 2004 that included exhibiting at the Innotech Exhibition (opened by the President of Korea) and visits to some of the major industrial biotechnology companies in Korea.