DiaMed

On October 2, 2007, Bio-Rad Laboratories, a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, acquired DiaMed, whose product line complemented and expanded Bio-Rad’s existing business. DiaMed was founded in 1977 by a small group of laboratory diagnostics experts with the aim of developing and manufacturing test systems that provide ease of use, safety, and reliability to laboratories. In its early years, DiaMed launched new products such as liquid and stable enzyme reagents, the first additive low ionic strength saline (LISS) solution reagent, liquid coagulants, ready-to-use products, and its well-known DiaCent cell washer. DiaMed's major breakthrough came in 1988 when the company introduced the DiaMed-ID Micro Typing System to transfusion professionals. The gel test revolutionized work in blood group serology laboratories. In the following years, DiaMed established itself as a world leader in providing diagnostics for immunohematology and blood bank laboratories.