Healthcare and Sysmex
will continue to jointly supply and develop coagulation instruments and tests for another five years. The contract renewal covers global distributorship, sales, and services as well as further development activities.
The wide variety of coagulation instruments and tests covered in this agreement are used by clinical laboratories to test for blood disorders in patients or to monitor patients on blood-thinning medication. The agreement also includes access to automated platelet function testing.
Commenting on the 14-year collaboration, Sysmex CEO and president, Hisashi Ietsugu, says, "Our partnership combines the strengths of two leading diagnostic companies whose joint expertise offers best-in-class solutions for the laboratory, and we look forward to expanding the clinical utility of these solutions cooperatively."