Meridian Bioscience Inc.

Exporter
3471 River Hills Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3023, United States
(513)271-3700, (513)271-3762 fax, http://www.meridianbioscience.com

Primary SIC: In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Agents, Primary NAICS: In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
Description: Manufacturing: Manufactures of medical diagnostic products including diagnostic test kits, purified reagents, and related products. More

Meridian Diagnostics Inc. manufactures and markets disposable diagnostic test kits and diagnostic products used in the rapid diagnosis of infectious disease. They are accurate, simple and quick and they enable early treatment of common medical maladies like mononucleosis and strep throat. Test kits analyze blood, urine and other bodily fluids and tissues and can detect antibodies produced in response to the presence of bacteria, viruses and foreign substances. Research at Meridian has focused on the development or enhancement of immunodiagnostic technologies. They endeavor to simplify, accelerate or increase the accuracy of diagnoses of certain infectious diseases. A long-term strategy is to acquire, license or secure supply arrangements to offer inventive diagnostic testing technologies. This Cincinnati, OH based company markets it's over 170 products through a direct sales force to hospital networks, clinical and hospital labs, physicians offices, outpatient clinics nursing homes and HMO's and is targeting new markets like veterinary labs and water treatment facilities. International sales in more than 60 countries accounted for 27% of total 1998 sales with 59% originating in Western Europe. Cofounder and Chairman William Motto owns about one-third of Meridian Diagnostics (NASDAQ: KITS). Competitors: Abbott Labs, Becton Dickinson, Diagnostic.