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Orion Diagnostica in brief |
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Orion Diagnostica is the bioscience division of the Orion Group, the leading healthcare company in
Finland. In 2002, the Group net sales were € 1 629 million and the number of personnel was about 5600.
Orion Diagnostica specialises in easy-to-use, reliable diagnostic tests and test systems. With its
unique analyte discovery program and comprehensive mastery of analyte technology, Orion Diagnostica
is rapidly attaining a leading position in selected areas of the global point-of-care (POC) market.
Orion Diagnostica has successfully met the needs of a changing market with diagnostic applications for
infectious diseases, C-reactive protein, hormones and bone markers, as well as for hygiene testing.
The main customer groups are clinical laboratories in hospitals and health care center as well as
private practitioners.
Orion Diagnostica observes strict quality standards under the ISO 9001 Certificate it received in 1995.
Point-of-care testing
For simple and reliable testing
Point-of-care (POC) testing is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the in vitro diagnostics
market as newer and simpler techniques become available. For the patient, POC applications mean a
better and quicker service. Overall health care costs can also be reduced through POC testing.
Orion Diagnostica’s extensive know-how in the field of analyses translates into easy-to-use, reliable,
high-quality tests and test systems for the POC market.
QuikRead 101 Instrument
The QuikRead Instrument is a photometer capable of producing fully quantitative results.
The instrument has been designed and calibrated for both photometric and turbidimetric use.
The system will guide the user through the assay procedure by means of a series of messages and
prompts shown on the display.
The QuikRead instrument is to be used together with assigned QuikRead reagent kits. The reagent
kits are ready-to-use and contain everything needed for the assays. The results are available within
a few minutes.
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