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Blood Tests For Every Client Type; Immucor Inc.; Norcross, Ga. immucor.com.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)(UNDER THE MICROSCOPE)
Byline: Marilyn Much
Officials at Immucor aim to automate the job of analyzing blood at as many hospitals and labs as they can. The key is to keep churning out new products.
Immucor makes automated systems and reagents to test blood prior to transfusion.
Two years ago the company launched in Europe its second-generation, fully automated blood typing and antibody screening instrument called Galileo. It's a high-volume machine designed for use at larger hospitals and clinical labs.
In April, Immucor got Food and Drug Administration approval to sell the product in the U.S. In July, it became licensed to sell it in Japan and Canada.
The company's next major product is due around May 2006, when it's expected to launch a third-generation, fully automated blood typing and screening instrument. Dubbed the G-3, this product is aimed at small to midsize hospitals.
That's a big target market. Immucor Chief Financial Officer Steven Ramsey estimates that 5,000 to 6,000 hospitals worldwide qualify.
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 9, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 26, 2004 700+ words
...Food and Drug Administration has cleared Galileo for marketing in the United States. Galileo is Immucor's second generation, bidirectional...is a major milestone in the history of Immucor. Galileo offers our customers significant labor...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 17, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 4, 2005 700+ words
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