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In June 2019, Eurobio scientific entered into an exclusive negotiation with Vivo medical group for the acquisition of Pathway Diagnostics Ltd and Personal Diagnostics Ltd, two British companies specializing respectively in the development and distribution of in vitro diagnostic tests in the U.K and Ireland, and self-tests for consumers and professionals via an e-commerce platform.

In April 2019, Meridian Bioscience Inc., a provider of diagnostics solution and raw material, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of GenoPic Inc., a provider of molecular diagnostic instruments and assays. With this acquisition, Meridian will be getting GenePOC’s state-of-the-art revogene molecular diagnostics platform, which offers samples to result in testing for single tests, as well as flexible multiplexing capability.

In June 2016, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and Beckman Coulter, Inc. entered into a strategic partnership for sales of Ortho’s VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and portfolio for infectious diseases in the U.S.

In April 2016, DiaSorin launched a new serological assay that can be used with the LIAISON Analyzer. The product launched was the LIAISON H. pylori IgG, which offers 90.4%- 98.4% positive results.

In 2016, DiaSorin, S.p.A., acquired the Focus Diagnostics immunodiagnostic and molecular diagnostic product business from Quest Diagnostics. Focus’ product lines include the Simplex molecular product line, HerpeSelect HSV serolog.