Gen-Probe was an American company based in
San Diego
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, in California, specializing in clinical diagnostics, blood screening, transplantation products and research products.
The company's molecular diagnostics products were used for diagnosis of
infectious disease
An infection is the invasion of tissue (biology), tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host (biology), host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmis ...
s, blood screening, analyzing
blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's Circulatory system, circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used ...
s for
immune response
An immune response is a physiological reaction which occurs within an organism in the context of inflammation for the purpose of defending against exogenous factors. These include a wide variety of different toxins, viruses, intra- and extracellula ...
, testing
coagulation
Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a thrombus, blood clot. It results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair. The process of co ...
pathways, and
organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be trans ...
viability. Their products and services also included technology and know-how in
biomedical research
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and
drug development
Drug development is the process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug discovery. It includes preclinical research on microorganisms and animals, filing for regu ...
. On 1 August 2012, Gen-Probe was merged with
Hologic
Hologic, Inc. is an American medical technology company primarily focused on women's health; it sells medical devices for diagnostics, surgery, and medical imaging.
History
In late November 2013, activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a 12.5 ...
.
References
External links
Official website{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724013918/http://www.gen-probe.com/ , date=2011-07-24
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