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Unit 2, Nine Mile Water Business Park
Nether Wallop, Stockbridge
Hampshire SO20 8DR
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1794 301602
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Ploughshare spin-out company in global agreement
February 2010
The Tecan Group, a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions, and Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today the signing of a manufacturing and supply agreement for Enigma’s ML instruments.
Under the agreement, Tecan will industrialize and deliver commercially manufactured ML instruments for Enigma’s global market supplies for an initial five-year contract and will also manage the ML instrument’s supply chain. The first ML demonstration instruments have been delivered for Enigma’s GlaxoSmithKline delivery commitments for point-of-care molecular diagnostic influenza tests.
The launch of Enigma ML and supply of commercial series systems for its initial use to identify specific influenza virus strains is anticipated in Q4 2010, subject to successful clinical
trials and regulatory approval. John McKinley, Chairman and CEO of Enigma, said: “This is a milestone agreement for Enigma. We chose Tecan for its leading reputation as a developer and manufacturer of commercial medical instruments and its global range of technical and support services network. This represents the first of a number of potential additional agreements relating to Tecan’s support of the Enigma ML system.“
Thomas Bachmann, CEO of Tecan, said: “We are excited to be partnering with such an innovative company as Enigma. We are highly committed to contributing to the success
of the wide range of potential applications and tests the ML instrument platform offers with our experience in manufacturing and servicing high quality and regulatory compliant
diagnostic products. The dedicated and modular ML instrument marks a breakthrough in point-of-care molecular diagnostics.”
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About Ploughshare Innovations Ltd.
Ploughshare manages the commercial licencing to industry of Intellectual Property developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Dstl is the centre of scientific excellence for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). It provides impartial scientific and technological advice to the UK Armed Forces and British Government.
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About Enigma Diagnostics Limited
Enigma Diagnostics Limited specialises in developing next generation rapid molecular
diagnostic instrument platforms for decentralized and point-of-care settings.
www.enigmadiagnostics.com
About Tecan
Tecan is a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics, and clinical diagnostics. The company has manufacturing, research and development sites in both Europe and North America and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries.
www.tecan.com