The acquisition of Bayer Healthcare’s diagnostic division by Siemens Medical Solutions has been completed. Bayer Diagnostics and Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC), acquired in July 2006, has been merged into one business unit.
This new business is integral to Siemens’ overall strategy to help its customers improve workflow throughout the healthcare enterprise. Bringing together the entire medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics and clinical IT value chain under one roof puts Siemens in a unique position to leverage trendsetting technologies for an improved quality of patient care at reduced costs. Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics maintains market leading positions in the fields of clinical chemistry, patient tests, laboratory automation and blood cell diagnostics.
