Corporate Profile for Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., dated Oct. 20, 2000.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: Oct. 20, 2000
Company Name: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Address: 4300 Hacienda Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Main Telephone
Number: 925/730-8200
Main Fax Number: 925/225-0758
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL): www.roche.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Kathy Ordonez
Chief Financial
Officer: Robert Towey
Public Relations
Contact: Clelia Baur
Business number: 925/730-8256
Fax number: 925/730-0369
Industry: Diagnostics/Biotechnology
Company description: Roche Molecular Systems, a business unit within Roche Diagnostics Roche Diagnostics Division is a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche which manufactures equipment and reagents for research and medical diagnostic applications. Internally, it is organized into six major business areas: Roche Applied Science, Roche Centralized Diagnostics, Roche , has made polymerase chain reaction polymerase chain reaction (pŏl`ĭmərās') (PCR), laboratory process in which a particular DNA segment from a mixture of DNA chains is rapidly replicated, producing a large, readily analyzed sample of a piece of DNA; the process is (PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ) the leading DNA probe DNA probe An agent that binds directly to a predefined sequence of nucleic acids. Mentioned in: Legionnaires' Disease DNA probe, n See deoxyribonucleic acid probes. technology in the world. PCR technology allows very minute amounts of genetic material to be amplified into billions of copies in just a few hours, thereby facilitating detection of the DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. or RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. RNA in full ribonucleic acid One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic of pathogenic organisms, even before antibodies against these organisms can be formed. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading research-oriented healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and vitamins. Roche's innovative products and services address prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, thus enhancing people's well-being and quality of life. Through the company's Diagnostics Division, innovative testing products and services are made available to physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. |
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