bioMérieux and Hitachi Partnership to Focus on Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics

They plan to identify and develop new microbiology and molecular diagnostic systems.

New instruments developed under the partnership will be manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies and distributed through bioMérieux's worldwide commercial network. bioMérieux is present in more than 150 countries through 38 subsidiaries and a large network of distributors. Teams from bioMérieux and Hitachi High-Technologies are working together toward development milestones on a new system.

"bioMérieux's vision, and a key objective of our 2012 strategy, is to bring full automation to microbiology laboratories around the world. This partnership enables bioMérieux to work with extremely talented engineers from Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation to better serve our customers,” said Stéphane Bancel, CEO of bioMérieux. "We will also introduce innovative systems to molecular diagnostics, leveraging bioMérieux's expertise in biology and Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation's remarkable engineering capabilities,” he added.


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