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is a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo, established in 1939. The company's business is manufacturing and sales of clinical 
Eiken's major products include fecal immunochemical test
Eiken Chemical website
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diagnostics
Diagnosis (: diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in a lot of different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine " cause and effect". ...
and equipment.
Eiken's major products include fecal immunochemical test reagents
In chemistry, a reagent ( ) or analytical reagent is a substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, or test if one occurs. The terms ''reactant'' and ''reagent'' are often used interchangeably, but reactant specifies a ...
, immunological
Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.
Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease ...
and serological
Serology is the scientific study of serum and other body fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum. Such antibodies are typically formed in response to an infection (against a given mi ...
reagents, microbiological
Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virol ...
reagents, urinalysis
Urinalysis, a portmanteau of the words ''urine'' and ''analysis'', is a Test panel, panel of medical tests that includes physical (macroscopic) examination of the urine, chemical evaluation using urine test strips, and #Microscopic examination, m ...
test strips, clinical chemistry reagents, molecular genetics, medical devices and industrial products.
The company in 1998 developed the Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method, a nucleic acid amplification method, which is one of the most valuable tools in virtually all life science fields.
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Eiken Chemical website
{{Authority control Health care companies of Japan Biotechnology companies of Japan Chemical companies based in Tokyo Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Chemical companies established in 1939 Japanese companies established in 1939 Japanese brands