QBC Diagnostics 168 Bradford Drive Port Matilda, PA 16870 Phone: 814-692-7661 Fax: 814-692-7662 Website: www.qbcdiagnostics.com Year founded: October 2005 Number of employees: 50
		The corporate headquarters of QBC Diagnostics

Company Description
QBC Diagnostics was formed in 2005 when the hematology product line was purchased from Becton, Dickinson and Company.  The core technology of QBC Diagnostics hematology is Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) analysis: a patented technique in which a small sample of whole blood is placed into a capillary tube and centrifuged at high speed until all of the blood's components are separated according to their specific gravity.  As the white blood cells and platelets separate from the red blood cells, they form a tiny, buff-colored layer between the red cells and the plasma called the "buffy coat".

Products
QBC Diagnostics hematology analyzers, including the QBC STAR™, QBC STARi™ (for customers outside of the United States only), and the Autoread Plus™, utilize the benefits of QBC analysis to offer the world's only true dry hematology review.  This provides an in-office complete blood count in a simple, robust format without the need for messy liquid reagents.

QBC Diagnostics also offers a growing line of cutting edge fluorescence microscopy products.  The ParaLens Advance microscope attachment uses a bright, durable LED light source to easily and affordably transform any compound light microscope into a fluorescence microscope.  The QBC Malaria Test and F.A.S.T.™ (Fluorescence and Staining Technologies) AFB and Malaria Staining Kits provide rapid, sensitive fluorescent staining and processing supplies for infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis.  These products can be combined with a microscope, centrifuge, or multiple power options to create a simple fluorescence microscopy solution to meet any lab's needs.

Markets Served
QBC Diagnostics hematology products address point-of-care physician's offices, urgent care centers, the military, cruise ships, embassies, remote locations, and growing clinical lab settings.  QBC Diagnostics flourescence microscopy products have a broad array of uses, including clinical, analytical, and research applications.

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