DKSH has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Eppendorf’s direct business in Thailand. Eppendorf is a leading international life science company that develops, manufactures, and distributes instruments, consumables, and services for use in laboratories around the world and employs around 4,500 people in more than 30 countries.

In Thailand, Eppendorf is a local market leader for liquid handling (pipettes), centrifuges, and general laboratory equipment. The transaction includes the takeover of Eppendorf (Thailand) Co., Ltd. employees, as well as an exclusive right to distribute Eppendorf’s products in Thailand. Through this transaction, DKSH will further solidify its position as a leading market expansion services provider in the field of Scientific Solutions in Asia and beyond.

The closing of the transaction is expected during the third quarter of 2025 and is subject to certain conditions.