For the European healthcare community we are a dynamic and reliable partner providing innovative diagnostic solutions thanks to our knowledge of the market, and therefore, knowledge of market needs. All therapeutic decisions are based on informed diagnosis and quality of life is taken into account.. By focusing on well-defined and selected diagnostic areas, we create value for the society as a whole. Extensive investments in research, strategic alliances, and presence in the healthcare community, allow us to be a leading European company. In addition we are a partner of choice for both patients and professionals. Our aim is to make diagnostics management easier, more effective and result cost efficient.

Facts & Figures

At A. Menarini Diagnostics we have more than 30 years experience in developing and leading the European market for prevention and diagnostic testing. The headquarters are in Florence, Italy. Assessment and accountability in diagnostics are the keys to making changes towards improved care. Guided by a problem-solving attitude, together with our clients, we are committed to finding the best answer for every single patient, using both self-testing and in vitro laboratory system analysis. To better meet our customer needs we have created two business units: Check Up, which is focused on self testing, and Laboratory, dedicated to in vitro analysis. Each unit consists of Research & Development, Marketing, Sales divisions and Customer Care. All over Europe each client can be supported by one of our more than 700 skilled scientific consultants. In fact our coverage is one of the best of all the diagnostics companies in Western Europe. Our network covers 90.3% of the population and serves a market of 300 million people. Today we fully own 13 subsidiaries, and in the future we will also establish a presence in the East of Europe. Our 2006 consolidated turnover reached approximately 270 million Euro. The average annual Company growth of the Company turnover, for the last 3 years, exceeded 9% compared to the in vitro market growth of 5.0%.

Strategic Alliances and Cooperation

Diagnostic healthcare needs a specific knowledge management approach, which is a mix of high technological skills, understanding of problems and approaches in each single market, as well as an intelligent and sensitive closeness to the operators. We are proud to work, and to learn, putting together, on different fields, the best worldwide resources for the sake of the highest possible satisfaction of patients and clients. That is why in order to address the need of technological solutions in different areas we have established partnerships with the most important innovative worldwide producers.

Research & Development

In A. Menarini Diagnostics we try to anticipate future trends, together with our clients appropriate solutions. In a rapidly changing world, effective applied research is the result of a coordinated effort of all the players in a given field. Our R&D units are developing projects with public and private institutions, laboratories centres, hospitals and European universities encouraging innovative research and fostering collaboration among creative people with a problem solving attitude. Based in Florence and Barcelona, our Research Department is organized in two main areas: self-testing and laboratories. Among the latest achievements, in the diabetes field, we have designed and produced the first micro-dialytic system for Continuous Glucose Monitoring (GlucoDay®). A. Menarini Diagnostics R&D is part of the Consensus Panel of Diabetes Technology Society in the USA. Our company is investing each year 7% of its revenues in research activity.

Vision

Assessment and accountability in diagnostics are the keys to improve healthcare. All therapy decisions are based on a reliable informed diagnosis. Diagnostic healthcare needs a knowledge of management approaches, which are a mix of high technological skills and an intelligent diagnostic approach of the users.