Roche Diagnostics

Roche Diagnostics is a division of Roche that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment and research reagents.

Business in Russia

Roche Diagnostics Rus sells diagnostic equipment on the territory of the Russian Federation.

History

2023: 2.7 million home tests for COVID-19 Roche infected with dangerous bacteria recalled

On May 25, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the South Korean biodiagnostic company SD Biosensor is forced to recall more than 2.7 million home tests for COVID-19 due to the risk of bacterial infection. Read more here.

2022: Appointed CEO of Souse Matt

In early October 2022, it became known about the appointment of Matt Sousa as the new CEO of Roche Diagnostics. He will officially take over on January 1, 2023 as part of a larger reshuffle in the company's management. Read more here.

2018: Roland Diggelmann resigns. Appointment of Michael Heyer as head of Roche Diagnostics

On August 28, 2018, it became known that Roland Diggelmann would leave the post of head of Roche Diagnostics at the end of September 2018. He will be replaced by Michael Heyer, who holds the post of president of the diagnostic division in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) and Latin America for August. Read more here.

Diggelmann's reason for leaving Roche was called his intention to "continue his career outside the company." It is noteworthy that this resignation is not the first for Roche in 2018. So, in June, the company announced the departure of the head of Roche Partnering Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet, and in March - the head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development John K. Reed, who decided to return to the United States for personal reasons.^[1]

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