Gen-Probe

Gen-Probe was a company based in San Diego, in California, specializing in clinical diagnostics, blood screening, transplantation products and research products.

Gen-Probe
Typesubsidiary
Industrybiotechnology
pharmaceuticals
life sciences
Founded1983
FoundersHoward Birndorf
Thomas H. Adams[1]
HeadquartersSan Diego, California, United States
Productsclinical diagnostics
blood screening
transplantation products
research products
Websitewww.gen-probe.com

The company's molecular diagnostics products were used for diagnosis of infectious diseases, blood screening, analyzing blood transfusions for immune response, testing coagulation pathways, and organ transplantation viability. Their products and services also included technology and know-how in biomedical research and drug development.

The merger

On 1 August 2012, Gen-Probe merged with Hologic.

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