Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
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Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is a Johnson & Johnson
company that makes in vitro diagnostics
products. It was created following Johnson and Johnson's acquisition of Eastman Kodak
's Clinical Diagnostics Division in 1994 (to form Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics), which was then merged with Ortho Diagnostic Systems in 1997. Their corporate offices are in Raritan, New Jersey
, while their main research facility is in Rochester, New York
. The business has two major segments: Transfusion
Medicine which is involved in screening human blood, and Clinical Laboratories, which does a variety of chemical testing.
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
company that makes in vitro diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics
In vitro diagnostic tests are medical devices intended to perform diagnoses from assays in a test tube, or more generally in a controlled environment outside a living organism...
products. It was created following Johnson and Johnson's acquisition of Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
's Clinical Diagnostics Division in 1994 (to form Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics), which was then merged with Ortho Diagnostic Systems in 1997. Their corporate offices are in Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,881.-Geography:Raritan is located at ....
, while their main research facility is in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. The business has two major segments: Transfusion
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used in a variety of medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood...
Medicine which is involved in screening human blood, and Clinical Laboratories, which does a variety of chemical testing.