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Lance Little became the Head of Region, Asia Pacific for Roche Diagnostics in 2012. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Roche Diagnostics India, where he was also the head of the wider Indian sub-region, which includes the neighboring markets of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Lance joined Roche in New Zealand in 1995 in the technical support and management division of Boehringer Mannheim’s Clinical Chemistry portfolio, before moving on to sales and marketing roles until 2008. He was then appointed Managing Director of Roche Diagnostics Thailand and returned a year later to New Zealand to take up the role of Managing Director in 2009.Lance began his career as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, specializing in Biochemistry at the Auckland Hospital Laboratory in New Zealand. Following that, he spent some time managing the Automation Laboratory at Diagnostic Laboratories in Auckland. Lance graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a degree in Medical Laboratory Science with specialization in Clinical Biochemistry. He currently sits on the Board of the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed).