Esco (Singaporean company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Life sciences |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Lim Lay Yew |
| Headquarters | Singapore (Asia Pacific); Horsham, USA (North America); Barnsley, UK (Europe) |
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Esco Micro Private Limited, is an international brand established in Singapore that develops, manufactures, and sells products and services for laboratories in over 100 countries.
Esco's products are used in academic, medical and industrial research laboratories in the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and food industries. They are also used in industrial laboratories where industrial process, analysis, production and quality assurance are performed.[citation needed]
Divisions and Products
[edit]Esco Scientific makes laboratory equipment for the clinical, research, and industrial laboratory community which includes: - Biological Safety Cabinets - Laminar Flow Cabinets - Animal Research Workstations - Ducted and Ductless Fume Hoods - PCR Cabinets and Thermal Cycler - General Purpose Ovens and Incubators - CO2 Incubators - Laboratory Refrigerator and Freezer - ULT Freezers
History
[edit]Esco started in 1978.
In 2000, the company's focus has shifted from cleanroom design and construction to development and sales of laboratory equipment, in particular biological safety equipment.
Under the leadership of group CEO XQ (Xiangqian) Lin, who joined the company at the age of 13 and served a key role in building the brand in life sciences industry,[1] Esco has expanded to medical devices industry and pharmaceutical equipment industry. In recognition of Esco's contribution, Esco has won Singapore Prestige Brand Awards (SPBA) Regional Brand consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016.[2][3]
In 2016, Esco sponsored Embryoplus in South Africa a Miri bench-top incubator to aid efforts in conservation of species that are in the brink of extinction.
References
[edit]- ^ Wong, Wei Han. "Esco CEO Lin Xiangqian started from zero before taking over family's life sciences tech firm". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Lee, Marissa. "Singapaore companies should hunt in a pack: Chan Chun Sing". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Singapore Prestige Brand Award 16 ~ 新加坡金字品牌奖". Spba.com.sg. N.p., 2017.