A NEWTOWN-based manufacturer which aids in cancer diagnostics has secured an agreement with a US-based medical company to become its exclusive distributor in the UK.

CellPath, a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of products, consumables, and services related to cancer diagnostics, has signed the agreement with Biocare Medical LLC.

Biocare is a major US innovator, becoming the market leader in the development of simultaneous multiplex immunohistochemistry tests that provide increased confidence at critical diagnostic decision points, positively impacting patient therapy while accelerating turnaround time.

The agreement will take effect from June 1 and should bring significant growth and job expansion to CellPath.

Philip Webber, joint managing director at CellPath believes the partnership is an exciting opportunity for the company.

He said: “This opportunity will bring further success to CellPath and lead to additional recruitment for the local market.

“As a family-business whose roots are based here in mid-Wales, we are delighted with the progress we’ve made, we certainly have an exciting future thanks to the skill, determination, cooperation and loyalty of the CellPath team, we’ve come a long way.”

Jonas Falgen, Biocare Medical’s sales director for Europe added: “CellPath are the market leading Cellular Pathology company in the UK, so it was an easy chose to ask them to undertake our distribution in the UK.

“They have proven success dating back many years and demonstrated to us that our products are in very safe hands.

“I’m sure this is the beginning of a fruitful and mutually beneficial partnership.”