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Recent Developments
New product launches/approvals
- In July 2022, EDAN Instruments, Inc., a healthcare company, announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind POC (Point-of-Care) fluorescence-based CO-OX blood gas and chemistry analysis system, i20, equipped with over 45 parameters ranging from blood gases to electrolytes to CO-oximetry, at the 74th American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Exposition (2022 AACC)
- In September 2021, Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation, a research & development-focused firm, announced the introduction of its flagship Blood Gas Analyzer ST-200CC Blood Gas Analyzers - Ultra Smart for hospitals, clinics, and diagnostics centers in India via its network
- In April 2020, Siemens Healthineers, a Germany-based healthcare solutions and services provider, announced that its latest critical care testing solution, the RAPIDPoint 500e Blood Gas Analyzer, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and is now available in the U.S., Europe, and countries requiring the CE mark
Partnership and Acquisition
- In July 2022, Radiometer Medical ApS, a multinational corporation that develops blood gas analyzers, partnered with Technicon A/S, a robot technology company, on a robotic solution — a cobot— to minimize manual effort in the blood collection process for users of Radiometer ABL800 FLEX blood gas analyzers in the Nordics. A collaborative robot designed for human-robot interaction is called a cobot.
- In April 2023, Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services, and Haystack Oncology, an early-stage oncology company, announced a definitive agreement for Quest to acquire Haystack Oncology in an all-cash equity transaction