Application Development

About Marco Farina

Marco Farina joined DKSH in February 2016 as General Manager, Business Line Scientific Solutions, Business Unit Technology. He oversees global business development and has spent the last ten years developing and growing business in different emerging markets in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. He now lives in Bangkok with his wife and two kids.

Articles by Marco Farina

• How Advanced Testing and Analysis Is Helping to Curb the Threats of Mycotoxin in Asia
• Chemical testing and pesticide challenges in Southeast Asia
• Major applications of nanoparticles in the food industry
• Understanding the growing demand for halal testing facilities
• Three reasons why hygiene management should be a priority for your business
• Novel technologies add flavor to food safety and quality testing
• Three new technologies that will transform food safety

About Potchara Sungtong

Potchara Sungtong joined DKSH Thailand in 2021 as Director, Food and Beverage overseeing the Asia Pacific region. With a background in food science and in microbiology, he brings with him over 20 years of experience in research and development, sales and marketing, channel management, and business development in food and beverages. Potchara has extensive knowledge in food safety, customer requirements, laboratory workflows, and lab efficiencies.

Articles by Potchara Sungtong

• How Effective Sampling Plans Can Improve Quality Assurance and Food Safety During a Pandemic
• The Risks of Food Pathogens in Fresh Meat Products and How to Avoid Them
• Understanding the Importance of Water Activity Towards Food Safety
• Role of Acidulant and pH in Food Safety
• Keeping Food Pathogens at Bay in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• How High Pressure Processing Inactivates Microorganisms and Enzymes in Food

About Sam Chien

Sam Chien joined DKSH in 2022. With more than seven years of experience in commercial and channel management of lab chemicals and life science consumables, he brings extensive experience in these areas. Sam is now the Senior Manager for laboratory consumables to help grow and expand the Life Science portfolio in the APAC region.

Articles by Sam Chien

• Four Key Considerations for Fetal Bovine Serum Sourcing
• Selecting the Right Cell Culture Media for Research Success 

• Understanding Solvents in Chromatography Systems

About Gabriela Gillot

Gabriela is based in Zurich and has been with DKSH since 2011, helping the company expand its business in Asia. She has previously worked with several international brands in the life sciences sector and has vast experience in developing strong relationships with customers and business partners worldwide.

Articles by Gabriela Gillot

• Cell and gene therapy development: four Asian markets to look out for

About James Hsu

James Hsu joined DKSH in 2019 as Business Development, DKSH Technology. In this role, he is responsible for growing the life sciences and scientific solutions business. His previous experience was accumulated in the bustling Asian genomics and proteomics sector, where he worked on bringing a digital PCR startup to market. James graduated from the University of California, San Diego.

Articles by James Hsu

• How PROTACs Can Help Eradicate Cancer With Our Body's Own Recycling System
• Bispecific Antibodies and Antibody Drug Conjugates: More Complex and Targeted Biologic Therapeutics
• How to evaluate lyophilization for molecular reagents and assay products?
• Understanding Asia’s growing role in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) research
• Cell and gene therapy development: four Asian markets to look out for
• Trends in Personalized Cancer Diagnostics with Highly Sensitive Digital PCR
• How Fluorescence Flow Cytometry Is Helping to Elevate Extracellular Vesicles Analysis

About Raquel Magalhaes

Raquel Magalhaes joined DKSH in 2023 as a Group Business Development Manager based at the Singapore office. She brings a wealth of experience in Biotechnology sales, cultivated through her impactful role at Thermo Fisher Scientific, and her research background with prestigious institutions. In her current role, she is responsible for driving sustainable growth in the Life Sciences sector.

Articles by Raquel Magalhaes

• The First Gapless Y Chromosome Completes the Human Genome - With PacBio’s Long Read Sequencing

About Chalanda Chulakham

Chalanda is the Thermal Analysis Specialist for DKSH Management overseeing the Asia Pacific region. In her PhD thesis, she developed and characterized polymer membranes for fuel-cell application. She has over 10 years of experience in Thermal Analysis Instruments and their applications. She also supports the thermal analyzer customers in South East Asia.

Articles by Chalanda Chulakham

• The Secret to Optimizing the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Printed Circuit Boards Are Core to the Future of the Digital World
• Challenges in Polymer Nanocomposites Characterization
• Why QCM-D Is the Preferred Real-Time Method for Surface Analysis

About Ruethaitip Tiratrakulvichaya

Ruethaitip Tiratrakulvichaya has been with DKSH in Thailand since 2009. As the Application Manager for the Malvern Panalytical product range, she is responsible for technical and application support across Southeast Asia. With a background in food science and agroindustry, she is experienced in delivering training to both internal colleagues and external customers on how to operate and obtained the best data.

Ruethaitip has extensive working knowledge in material characterization techniques including laser diffraction, dynamic light scattering, micro-calorimetry, size exclusion chromatography and morphological property.

Articles by Ruethaitip Tiratrakulvichaya

• Key Therapeutic Trends and Benefits of Medical Cannabis
• The Growing Threat of Microplastics and How Manufacturers Can Make Their Products Safer
• Using the Right Physicochemical Characterization Tools to Keep the New Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus at Bay
• Understanding the health and economic impacts of particulate matters
• Key trends and challenges for plant-based food in Asia

• Better Animal Vaccines. Better Human Health.