Tosoh Bioscience is the biotechnology division of Tosoh Corporation, a global chemical company founded in 1935. Tosoh Bioscience develops and manufactures chromatography columns, resins, and instruments for separation sciences such as HPLC, ion exchange, size exclusion, and affinity chromatography. They have a large production facility in Japan and customer support offices throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

1. Tosoh Bioscience
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2. TOSOH CORPORATION
Tosoh Corporation is a diversified
global chemical company with a
strong reputation in basic
chemicals, petro-chemicals, and
specialty products. Founded in
1935 (Toyo Soda
Manufacturing), Tosoh has
expanded into high value-added
businesses such as organic
chemicals, bioscience, quartzware
, and advanced electronic
materials.
Net sales 2011 (ended 31.3.11): 8.2 bn $
Employees worldwide >11000
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3. TOSOH CORPORATION
Nanyo Complex
3.7 million sq. meters
• Chemical Laboratories
Head Quarters
• Technology Development &
Engineering Centers
• In-house Power Generation Tokyo Research Center
1,035,000 KW
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4. PRODUCTS
Petrochemicals
Olefins
Polymers
Basic Specialty
Chlor-alkali Organic Chemicals
Cement Bioscience
Electronic Materials
Specialty Materials
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5. SPECIALTY GROUP
Organic Chemicals
• MDI – methyl diphenyl diisocyanate; Ethyleneamines
• Polyurethane Catalysts
• Bromine; Hydrobromic Acid
• Flame Retardants
• Chelating Agents
• Solvents; High-purity Ethylene Dichloride
Specialty Materials
• Yttria-stabilized Zirconia Powders & Compounds
• YTZ® Grinding Media
• Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide
• Zeolite Molecular Sieves
• Zeolite for Catalysts
Electronic Materials
• Silica Glass Materials
• Fabricated Quartzware
• Machined Quartzware
• Sputtering Targets
• Process Kit Management
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6. SPECIALTY GROUP - BIOSCIENCE
Diagnostics
• Fully Automated Random-Access Enzyme
Immunoassay System
• Random-Access Enzyme Immunoassay System
• Reagent System
• Automated Glycohemoglobin Analyzers
• Real-Time Fluorescence Monitoring System
Separations
• High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Columns
• Separation Media for Bio-Pharmaceutical
Purification
• GPC Systems
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7. SEPARATION BUSINESS UNIT
Liquid chromatography columns, resins & instruments:
• TSKgel® HPLC columns from capillary to preparative dimensions
• TSKgel® and TOYOPEARL® bulk resins for the purification of
biomolecules by preparative / process chromatography
• EcoSEC GPC instrument
*TSK = Toyo Soda Kogyu = manufactured by Toyo Soda
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8. TSKgel® HPLC COLUMNS
Size Exclusion Chromatography
• Aqueous: silica based SW, polymer based PW
• Organic (GPC): polymer based Alpha-, H-type
Ion Exchange Chromatography
• Porous, nonporous diverse base matrices, STAT
Reversed Phase Chromatography
• Silica & polymer based, Fast LC (2µm), NPR
HILIC – Hydrophilic Interaction
• Silica based: Amide-80, NH2-100
HIC – Hydrophobic Interaction
Affinity Chromatography
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9. TSKgel® & TOYOPEARL® RESINS
Size Exclusion Chromatography
• Pore size 50 Å up to > 1000 Å
Ion Exchange Chromatography
• Weak and strong anion & cation exchanger
HIC – Hydrophobic Interaction
• Various hydrophobicities and pore sizes
Affinity Chromatography
• rProtein A, active, reactive and group specific resins
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10. TOSOH Bioscience Services
• Technical hotline
• Application support
by phone and „on site“
• Catalog, technical literature
• Customer magazine
• Column packing assistance
• Training courses
• Customer seminars
• Internet:
www.tosohbioscience.com
- News
- Detailed product information
- Application database
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11. The World of Tosoh Bioscience
Tosoh Bioscience GmbH
Europe, Africa
Tosoh (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
China
Tosoh Bioscience LLC
The Americas Tosoh Corp.
Asia, Australia
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12. Tosoh Bioscience in Europe
Tessenderlo (B):
Customer Service
Warehouse
Purchasing
HR & IT
Stuttgart (D):
Technical support (6)
Sales & Marketing (13)
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13. Further information:
www.tosohbioscience.com
www.tskgel.com
www.toyopearl.com
www.ecosec.eu
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