Genzyme Diagnostics · Cambridge, MA United States

The mysteries of health can be revealed in a drop of blood and Genzyme Diagnostics is ready to help. A division of Genzyme, it develops, manufactures, and distributes in vitro diagnostic products, including point-of-care tests. The division also produces the raw materials (such as enzymes and antibodies used in tests for diabetes, cholesterol, and pancreatitis) and chemical reagents used by other diagnostic test manufacturers to make their own diagnostic tests. The company's point-of-care products (tests administered at a patient's bedside) include tests for strep A, mononucleosis, and bacterial vaginitis; it also offers several different pregnancy tests. Genzyme Diagnostics was founded in 1981. To read the full description, subscribe now.