Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH is a Swiss medical diagnostic company, that produces
Clearblue-branded pregnancy testing equipment.
History
The company was formed as a 50/50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
(JV) between
Alere (concerning the division
Unipath, which had been acquired from
Unilever
Unilever PLC () is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever B ...
) and
P&G. It was formed on 17 May 2007.
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, in the United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate k ...
acquired Alere in 2017.
Hilde Eylenbosch was the first Chief Executive of the company.
Structure
It is based in
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
, in offices of P&G. It is a business member of the British-based
Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology.
IBST
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Products
It makes medical diagnostic kits (biosensor
A biosensor is an analytical device, used for the detection of a chemical substance, that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector.
The ''sensitive biological element'', e.g. tissue, microorganisms, organelles, cell rece ...
s).
* Accu-Clear
* Clearblue
* Persona
See also
* :Tests for pregnancy
References
External links
SPD
{{Pregnancy
Manufacturing companies based in Geneva
Health care companies of Switzerland
Joint ventures
Manufacturing companies established in 2007
Procter & Gamble
Swiss companies established in 2007