Bio-Rad Expands Range of Quality Controls for Abbott Clinical Diagnostics Platforms

November 16, 2022

HERCULES, Calif.— November 16, 2022 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced an expanded portfolio of independent quality controls (QC) products, now including InteliQ and Liquichek compact vials, for the Abbott Alinity ci-series integrated clinical chemistry and immunoassay testing instruments.

"We are pleased to expand our offering of independent quality controls for the Abbott Alinity ci-series platforms,” said Dara Wright, EVP, and President of Bio-Rad’s Clinical Diagnostics Group. “Bio-Rad’s barcoded tubes and vials, combined with robust data management software, offer a flexible QC solution for a complete customer choice on Abbott Alinity ci platforms to streamline their QC workflow and enhance user experience.”

Bio-Rad is a global leader in quality control products, offering an extensive range of quality controls covering analytes for immunoassay, chemistry, cardiac assessment, immunology, diabetes, coagulation, hematology, blood gas, drugs-of-abuse, and infectious disease testing. The company’s QC data management solutions connect large peer groups of test systems and assay methods to the company’s Unity Interlaboratory Program, enabling labs to compare their results in real time with over 29,000 other labs worldwide. 

To learn more about Bio-Rad’s complete QC workflow solutions, please visit: https://www.qcnet.com/Abbott

BIO-RAD, InteliQ, and Liquichek are trademarks of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. in certain jurisdictions.

About Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. With 70 years of focus on quality and customer service, our products advance the scientific discovery process and improve healthcare. Our customers are universities, research institutions, hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as public health and commercial laboratories including food safety and environmental quality testing facilities. Based in Hercules, California, Bio-Rad has a global network of operations with approximately 8,200 employees worldwide and $2.9 billion in revenues in 2021. For more information, please visit bio-rad.com.

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