Specific Diagnostics
Medical Equipment ManufacturingCalifornia, United States10001+ Employees
Specific Diagnostics, now part of bioMérieux, operates in medical equipment manufacturing with a focus on rapid infectious-disease diagnostics. It targets bloodstream infections that can lead to sepsis and seeks to shorten the time to determine effective antibiotics from about three days to under one day. Its Reveal instrument and assay are designed to be cost-effective and labor-saving, supported by a patented low-cost small-molecule sensor array. The company operates from San Jose, California, as part of bioMérieux, and has a track record of peer-reviewed publications by its founders and the company itself. Its work aims to streamline laboratory workflow and shorten the window to effective therapy for fast-moving, drug-resistant bloodstream infections.