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Launch
Maternal, Fetal, Newborn Health Screening Lab Launched
The laboratory will have advanced technologies for diagnosing
common and serious health issues in expecting mothers and babies
The lab in Chennai |
PerkinElmer Inc, which is focused on improving the health
and safety of people and their environment, recently announced the opening of
a maternal, foetal, newborn health laboratory and FMF-accredited training centre
in Chennai. The inauguration of the PerkinElmer Health Sciences laboratory will
help expand its foetal, maternal and neonatal health screening capability in
India.
The new laboratory will feature PerkinElmer's advanced technologies for diagnosing
common and serious health issues in expecting mothers and babies in India, including
pre-natal testing for Down Syndrome and other genetic disorders, maternal testing
for pre-eclampsia, diabetes, thyroid disorders, and infectious disease, and
newborn testing for potentially fatal inherited and metabolic disorders.
Said Fedja Bobanovic, President PerkinElmer India, "This is India's first
maternal, foetal, newborn health laboratory that highlights our firm commitment
to the healthcare needs of the country. Through this laboratory in Chennai,
we hope to provide mothers and babies across India with world-class diagnostic
and testing facilities".
Said Ann-Christine Sundell, President, Genetic Screening, PerkinElmer, “PerkinElmer
is delighted to announce the opening of our new laboratory in Chennai which
brings greater availability of foetal, maternal and newborn screening to mothers
and children in India. Of the over 25 million babies born annually in India
today, only a small percentage have access to medical screening to detect and
treat health issues. In partnership with local leaders in fetal medicine, we
look forward to improving family health outcomes."
Strengthening the company's foetal and maternal health programme, PerkinElmer
also announced its collaboration with MediScan Systems, led by founder Dr S
Suresh, a leading faetal medicine specialist and sonologist in India. MediScan
has recently been certified by Dr Kypros Nicolaides, Director of the Fetal Medicine
Foundation-UK, as the first official Foetal Medicine Foundation Training Centre
in India. PerkinElmer India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PerkinElmer, operates
as a direct sales, service and marketing operation targeting India's thriving
life science and analytical instrumentation markets.
EH News Bureau
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