Press Releases: In-Vitro Diagnostics

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Siemens Receives FDA Approval for Hepatitis B Tests on ADVIA Centaur CP System

December 17, 2009

Malvern, Pa., December 17, 2009 –– Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics now offers a comprehensive panel of FDA-approved hepatitis A, B and C assays—including the acute hepatitis test panel—on the ADVIA Centaur® CP immunoassay system following recent FDA approval of HBc Total and HBc IgM assays for use on the ADVIA Centaur CP System in the United States. More

New CLINITEK® Status Urine Analyzers Offer Innovative Quality Checks and Connectivity

December 10, 2009

Deerfield, IL, December 10, 2009 – Siemens expands its point-of-care urinalysis portfolio with two new systems—the CLINITEK Status®+ Analyzer, featuring several new automated quality checks (Auto-Checks) when used with Siemens urinalysis strips, and the CLINITEK Status® Connect System, featuring innovative connectivity features to enhance testing oversight capabilities and streamline data management for hospital and physician office-based urine testing. Both systems are now available in Europe and Japan and the company plans to make them available globally within the next year. More

Siemens wins $135 million service contract from one of the largest U.S. clinics

October 14, 2009

Malvern, Pa., Oct. 14, 2009 – The University of Pennsylvania Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has awarded a $135 million contract for Integrated Service Management to Siemens Healthcare. Over the next seven years, Siemens will be servicing and ensuring around-the-clock availability of diagnostic systems and bio-medical devices from diverse manufacturers in the customer’s various hospitals. While the diagnostic systems involved include MRI scanners, CT scanners and ultrasound systems, the second group comprises, for example, laboratory systems, surveillance monitors and anesthesia units. Many diagnostic systems are constantly monitored via a data link for remote services. This can make it possible to prevent or repair faults without having to dispatch a service engineer to the installation site. Another important aspect of Integrated Service Management is that Siemens provides consulting services to the clinic on workflow optimization and offers advanced training for service engineers and operating personnel. This new contract represents a continuous extension of the preceding eight-year service agreement. More

Siemens Officially Opens New Americas Distribution Center

October 1, 2009

Plainfield, IN., October 1, 2009 – Today, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) will officially open the new Americas Distribution Center, a 300,000 square foot facility in Plainfield, Indiana. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics develops and manufactures diagnostic systems and reagents used to perform blood tests for diagnosing and monitoring patients. The new distribution center in Plainfield leverages advanced facility design to streamline the storage and world wide distribution of critical diagnostic supplies to physicians and clinical laboratories. More

Siemens Showcases Innovative Products and Educational Offerings

July 22, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., July 22, 2009 –Siemens Healthcare showcases new and innovative solutions that automate workflow in the clinical laboratory through system consolidation and inter-connectivity of systems in booth #415, Exhibit hall A, McCormick Center, at the 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Expo in Chicago, Illinois July 21-23, 2009. Educational workshops sponsored by Siemens and in-booth presentations will cover topics such as sepsis, allergy, women’s heart health, and the financial crisis and healthcare reform. More

Siemens Expands Dimension Vista Intelligent Lab Systems Offering

July 21, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., July 21, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare launched the Dimension Vista® 500 Intelligent Lab System—the latest addition to the company’s family of ultra-integrated chemistry and immunochemistry systems. The new system has a test menu of more than 115 assays and offers test panels for anemia, cardiac disease, thyroid disorders, therapeutic drug monitoring, protein testing, drugs-of-abuse testing and routine and specialty chemistry testing—all on one system and from a single patient sample. With the option of two configurations, the system meets the varying needs of mid-volume laboratories. More

Siemens Introduces New Capabilities to Improve the Efficiency of Clinical Laboratories

July 21, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., July 21, 2009 — Siemens Healthcare has introduced three new clinical laboratory automation solutions that eliminate manual processes laboratory personnel perform in producing diagnostic test results for patient care. By automating certain steps of the process, laboratories can improve the efficiency and quality of their operations, and reduce the time to produce diagnostic test results. More

American Mothers Seriously Concerned About Childhood Allergies, Siemens Survey Reveals

July 20, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., July 20, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare today released new survey results revealing that 85 percent of mothers in the United States believe childhood allergies are a serious concern. Yet, when asked about testing their children for allergies, the survey shows that many mothers know little about the testing options available. Furthermore, more than one-third were not familiar with the accuracy of these tests, despite 93 percent indicating that accuracy was their top concern. The survey of over 1,000 U.S. mothers is part of a Siemens health initiative to raise awareness about this growing epidemic in America. More

Siemens Recognized as Top Supplier for Fourth Consecutive Year

June 25, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., June 25, 2009 – The Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance, has presented Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics with the 2009 Pinnacle Award for the fourth consecutive year. The company is one of 19 winners out of 800 eligible suppliers whose performance exceeds the expectations of Premier. Siemens is being recognized for the outstanding management of Premier agreements and serving the members of the Premier alliance, which is made up of more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals and 58,000 other health care sites. More

Siemens and The Walt Disney Company Team to Raise Awareness About Allergies

June 4, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., June 4, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare and Disney are introducing a children’s book to the clinical laboratory and physician communities to educate children and parents about the diagnosis and management of allergies. Mickey and the Giant Kachoo!, featuring Disney’s Mickey Mouse, highlights a blood test to help identify allergens that trigger allergic reactions, one that’s simpler than a traditional skin-prick test and poses no risk of a severe reaction. More

Siemens Launches New Mid-Volume Integrated Chemistry System with LOCI Technology

May 21, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., May 21, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare launches the next-generation integrated chemistry and immunochemistry system for use in mid-volume clinical laboratories. The Dimension® EXL™ system with LM (LOCI Module) uses LOCI® advanced chemiluminescence technology, allowing customers access to fast, sensitive immunoassay testing on a trusted and proven integrated platform. LOCI technology allows for fast analytical turnaround time of 10 minutes for critical cardiac tests such as high-sensitivity Troponin I. More

Siemens Introduces CLINITEK AUWi Urinalysis System

May 6, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., May 6, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) announces the availability of the CLINITEK® AUWi System, the combination of two of the most widely used urine analyzers in the clinical laboratory– the CLINTEK Atlas® Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer and the Sysmex UF-1000i™ Urine Cell Analyzer. More

Siemens and the National Kidney Foundation Enter Partnership

April 29, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., April 29, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) donates clinical laboratory instruments and diagnostic tests to the National Kidney Foundation’s community outreach program, Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), to help reduce the number of individuals that develop chronic kidney disease. The program raises awareness in the United States about early detection of kidney disease and screens high-risk individuals at no charge. More

Siemens Introduces Two New RAPIDPoint® 300 Blood Gas Analyzers

April 8, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., April 8, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) introduces the RAPIDPoint 340 and 350 Blood Gas Analyzers for the low- to mid-volume critical care patient testing sites. These two low-maintenance models are small, easy-to-use cartridge-based systems. The simplicity of these systems is ideal for operators in a variety of critical care testing sites including intensive care units, operating or emergency rooms, and the clinical laboratory. More

Siemens Highlights Cardiology Excellence from Prevention to Follow-up at ACC 2009

March 27, 2009

Orlando, Fla., March 27, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) demonstrates its commitment to excellence “From Prevention to Follow-up” at the 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), March 29-31 in Orlando, Fla., in booth #1842. Siemens comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge technologies and solutions ensure excellence in prevention, early detection, acute-care, and follow-up of cardiovascular disease by bringing together medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, cardiovascular information technology (IT) solutions, workflow, and customized support offerings. More

Siemens and Sysmex Renew Global Agreement

March 23, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., March 23, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) and Sysmex Corporation (www.sysmex.co.jp/en/) have announced the signing of a five-year contract renewal for a global supply, distributorship, sales and service agreement. Under the agreement, clinical laboratory customers around the world continue to have access to the largest portfolio of coagulation instruments and tests. The companies will also continue joint product development activities ensuring customers have continued access to new coagulation technology. More

Siemens Launches New EasyLink™ Informatics Product

February 23, 2009

Deerfield, Ill., February 23, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/diagnostics) launched a new version (5.0) of the EasyLink Informatics product providing customers with more workflow enhancement opportunities, connectivity to new instruments and a new fully integrated web-based quality control (QC) package. EasyLink connects multiple instruments to a laboratory information system (LIS), to consolidate patient data management. With this addition, Siemens continues to offer a scalable informatics option for all sizes and types of clinical laboratories and also extends connectivity options to more instruments across the clinical laboratory for improved patient & QC data management. More

Siemens and The Dark Report Address the New Frontier at Molecular Summit 2009

February 10, 2009

Malvern, Pa., February 10, 2008 – Personalized medicine takes center stage as healthcare executives, radiologists, pathologists, and information technology (IT) professionals gather at the Society Hill Sheraton in Philadelphia, February 10-11, to learn the latest trends and techniques in delivering integrated healthcare. Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) and The Dark Report bring together industry experts in molecular imaging, molecular diagnostics and IT, to discuss rapidly advancing trends in the integration of imaging and clinical laboratory diagnostics as a means to enhance predictive diagnosis and tailor effective treatment to the individual. More

Siemens NOVIUS® Lab Receives Coveted “Best in KLAS” Award for Laboratory Information Systems for 2008

January 23, 2009

Malvern, Pa., Jan. 23, 2009 – Renowned research firm KLAS has named Siemens Healthcare’s (www.siemens.com/healthcare) NOVIUS Lab as the recipient of its 2008 Best in KLAS award for laboratory information systems (LIS) for large hospitals with more than 200 beds. The prestigious annual award is given to a vendor or product that scores the highest in its industry segment and meets all other Best in KLAS requirements. More