Beckman Coulter Announces Exclusive Contract with CML.BREA, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--May 26, 1999-- Beckman Coulter This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BEC) recently announced the signing of an agreement with Canadian Med Labs (CML 1. CML - A query language. ["Towards a Knowledge Description Language", A. Borgida et al, in On Knowledge Base Management Systems, J. Mylopoulos et al eds, Springer 1986]. 2. CML - Concurrent ML. ), Canada's largest private laboratory, to acquire 11 new diagnostic instruments and four DataLink computers. Under the terms of the seven-year contract, worth approximately $20.7 million, Beckman Coulter will supply seven SYNCHRON LX(R)20 Clinical Chemistry Systems, two Coulter(R) Gen-S Hematology Systems (in addition to five already in the lab) and two IMMAGE(R) Immunochemistry Immunochemistry A discipline concerned both with the structure of antibody (immunoglobulin) molecules and with their ability to bind an apparently limitless number of diverse chemical structures (antigens); with the structure, organization, and rearrangement Systems. Beckman Coulter will be the sole-source provider of reagents and supplies for the instruments, as well. Don Kerr, general manager of CML, states, "Throughput and reliability in our mission of critical processing equipment are essential. We are pleased to build on our historic relationship with Beckman Coulter in the selection of the LX 20, Gen-S and IMMAGE as our principal analyzers in routine chemistry and hematology." Through an acquisition, CML has recently doubled the volume of workload the lab processes. The new instruments will help the lab meet the requirements of the increased workload. Kerr adds, "Beckman Coulter staff has provided terrific service during our recent expansion. This level of commitment to our needs has justified our continuing dedication to partnership with Beckman Coulter." Jeff McHugh, vice president of sales for Beckman Coulter's Diagnostic Division, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Operations, points out, "This is the largest order for SYNCHRON LX20 chemistry systems in any one facility to date. The combination of products in the contract also demonstrates our ability to provide total laboratory solutions for the high-volume laboratory." CML, based in Toronto, Ontario, processes approximately 11 million diagnostic chemistry tests per year and serves most of southern Ontario, including metropolitan Toronto Metro Council redirects here. For the legislative body of Nashville, Tennessee, see Metropolitan Council (Davidson County). For a governmental body in Minnesota, see Metropolitan Council. . Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a leading provider of instrument systems and complementary products that simplify and automate processes in life science and clinical laboratories. The company's products are used throughout the world in all phases of the battle against disease, from pioneering medical research and drug discovery to diagnostic testing Diagnostic testing Testing performed to determine if someone is affected with a particular disease. Mentioned in: Von Willebrand Disease that aids in patient treatment. Annual sales for the company totaled $1.7 billion in 1998, with approximately half of this amount generated outside the United States. |
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