GEA Process Engineering, has acquired Beijing Sino-German Tianhe Technology

GEA Pharma Systems, a unit in GEA Process Engineering, has acquired Beijing Sino-German Tianhe Technology (BSGT) in Beijing, a company with a broad competence in freeze drying technology, in a move that greatly strengthens GEA Pharma Systems’ position in China and the Asian Pacific region.

The company, GEA Lyophil (Beijing) Ltd, will be part of GEA Lyophil, a technology company in GEA Process Engineering, based in Cologne, Germany. The acquisition was formally cemented at a ceremony held in November 2010 in Beijing.

Ron Youngs, President of GEA Pharma Systems and a member of the GEA Process Engineering Board explained that the acquisition of BSGT fits perfectly with his company’s long-term global objectives as a global leader in pharmaceutical freeze drying technology. “It is essential that we align our production and distribution capabilities precisely with our customers’ needs,” he said.