Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH is a Swiss medical diagnostic company, that produces
Clearblue
Clearblue is a brand of Swiss Precision Diagnostics that offers consumer home diagnostic products such as pregnancy tests, ovulation tests and fertility monitors.
Product history
Clearblue was introduced in 1985 with the launch of the first ...
-branded pregnancy testing equipment.
History
The company was formed as a 50/50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...
(JV) between
Alere
Alere Inc. was a global manufacturer of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. As of January 2017, the company had a market capitalization of $3.47 billion with an en ...
(concerning the division
Unipath
Unipath Ltd was a pharmaceutical company, subsidiary to Unilever and then Alere, specialising mainly in medical diagnostic kits related to women's reproductive health. It subsequently diversified its product range to include more specialised tes ...
, which had been acquired from
Unilever
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, t ...
) and
P&G. It was formed on 17 May 2007.
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known dr ...
acquired Alere in 2017.
Hilde Eylenbosch was the first Chief Executive of the company.
Structure
It is based in
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
, in offices of P&G. It is a business member of the British-based
Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology
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In some countries, institutes ca ...
.
IBST
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Products
It makes medical diagnostic kits (biosensor
A biosensor is an analytical device, used for the detection of a chemical substance, that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector.
The ''sensitive biological element'', e.g. tissue, microorganisms, organelles, cell recep ...
s).
* Accu-Clear
* Clearblue
* Persona
See also
* :Tests for pregnancy
References
External links
SPD
{{Pregnancy
Manufacturing companies based in Geneva
Health care companies of Switzerland
Joint ventures
Manufacturing companies established in 2007
Procter & Gamble
Swiss companies established in 2007