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Gen-Probe

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Gen-Probe
Company typeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: GPRO
IndustryBiotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences
Founded1983 (1983)
FoundersHoward Birndorf and Thomas H. Adams[1]
DefunctAugust 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
FateAcquired
SuccessorHologic
Headquarters,
United States
ProductsClinical diagnostics, blood screening, transplantation products, research products
Websitewww.gen-probe.com [dead link]

Gen-Probe was an American company based in San Diego, in California, specializing in clinical diagnostics, blood screening, transplantation products and research products.

The company's molecular diagnostics products were used for diagnosis of infectious diseases, blood screening, analyzing blood transfusions for immune response, testing coagulation pathways, and organ transplantation viability. Their products and services also included technology and know-how in biomedical research and drug development. On 1 August 2012, Gen-Probe was merged with Hologic.

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  1. ^ "Gen-Probe". University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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