Based in Boston, Meltzer Will Focus on High-End Lab Equipment Sales
<0> BioSurplus Hires Scott Meltzer as Director, Specialized Sales </0>
<0> BioSurplusGrant Goad, 858-550-0800 ext. 217 </0>
announced today that Scott Meltzer has joined the company’s sales team in the position of director, specialized sales. He will be working from the BioSurplus Boston megastore and will focus on high-end, pre-owned lab equipment sales to local, national, and international customers.
Prior to joining BioSurplus, Meltzer was owner and president of Stoughton, Mass.-based Laboratory Acquisition Services, where he provided asset management services consisting of acquisition, disposition and equipment management services to major research facilities, biotechs, hospitals and universities locally in New England and on a national level. Among the high-end analytical equipment he specializes in are autoclaves, bioreactors, fermentation units, Turn-Key analyzers, GC-GCMS systems, mass specs, HPLC systems, ICP-MS systems along with general laboratory and scientific instrumentation.
Meltzer also spearheaded a number of large donation programs, at one time working with EMD Serono to arrange a $200,000 equipment donation to the Southeastern Regional / Bristol-Plymouth Technical School District in MA.
“For over 15 years Scott has been buying and selling used lab equipment. His knowledge and experience spans the full gamut of biotech lab equipment,” says Jackie Townsend, chief marketing officer for BioSurplus. “It is rare to find someone with Scott’s level of experience with used lab equipment. His addition to our seasoned sales team will provide additional support to our new megastore in Watertown, Mass.”
Meltzer graduated with a BS in marketing and finance from Roger Williams University, and counts on over 20 years’ experience in capital equipment asset management and sales. Meltzer is transitioning his business at Laboratory Acquisition Services to BioSurplus as part of his employment; he is a resident of North Easton, MA.
Since 2002, BioSurplus has assembled a team of scientific experts to pioneer for every stage of the lab equipment lifecycle. From providing a website of dynamic inventory, as well as online auctions, to providing service and repair, to offering turnkey solutions for selling surplus assets, BioSurplus is dedicated to maximizing the value and use of laboratory equipment for its customers. To this end, it has become a leading supplier of pre-owned laboratory instruments and equipment management services.
BioSurplus is headquartered in San Diego and has large showrooms in San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston and Korea. BioSurplus offers services nationally and sells equipment worldwide. For more information, please visit the corporate website at . Keep up with the latest news on the .