NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Holzgerlingen, Germany-based Curetis said today that it has entered into an exclusive long-term strategic distribution partnership with A. Menarini Diagnostics.

Under the agreement, Florence, Italy-based Menarini will immediately begin distributing Curetis' products in Germany, France, Benelux, the UK, and Switzerland, markets to which Curetis had previously sold directly. From the second quarter, Menarini will be the exclusive distributor of Curetis' products in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, where local companies have been distributors.