Owners
Epocal is producer of the diagnostic systems of blood intended for medical institutions. The company is a part of Alere (the developer of the diagnostic equipment).
One of the main products Epocal is the portable device of Epoc Blood Analysis System used for determination of gas composition of blood, blood test on microelements (a complex research of concentration of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and chlorine) and estimates of level of metabolites in blood. The device issues results in only 30 seconds after introduction of a sample.
2017
Siemens Healthineers buys Epocal
In July, 2017 the German producer of the medical equipment Siemens Healthineers announced Epocal purchase. The financial component of the agreement does not reveal.
The transaction on Epocal acquisition by Siemens Healthineers company needs approval by antimonopoly regulators and will be closed only after Alere sale (the owner of Epocal) of Abbott Laboratories company is completed. However, this merge was under the threat of failure because of suspicion of Alere of corruption.
 | We want to help our clients to implement innovations in the field of delivery of health care — the president of division of medical diagnostics of Siemens Healthineers Peter Koerte says. — Acquisition of one of market leaders of gas analyzers of blood and his product line of Epoc will allow us to propose the correct solutions in the correct situation of the unique partner. The products Epoc will is integrated with our digital ecosystem, having provided our clients with the most expanded solution in the market. This purchase supplements our technologies of medical diagnostics that will allow to provide clients with a full range of solutions for the analysis of gas composition of blood worldwide.[1] |  |
Sale to Siemens Healthineers company
On July 21, 2017 the Siemens Healthineers company signed the final agreement about purchase of Epocal Inc., division of Alere Inc. developing portable analyzers of blood for health facilities including the portable wireless Epoc Blood Analysis System system.
Financial terms of agreement do not reveal. The transaction should be closed on completion of merger of Abbott Laboratories of Alere company. Also it is necessary to receive the consent of antimonopoly authorities and to settle other put formalities, speak in the company.
The analysis of gases of blood — the essential research allowing to measure acid-base balance of blood of the patient. It is necessary at diagnosis and therapy critically sick and can help to reveal pulmonary violations and frustration of a metabolism. Measurement of gases of blood allows to estimate weight of a status and to decide on treatment. Blood gas analyzers - the important tool with the help to seriously ill patients in hospitals, clinics, departments of emergency aid and pulmonary laboratories.
"We want to help our clients to implement innovations in the field of delivery of health care. We are one of leaders in the field of researches of gases of blood, and purchase of a product family of Epoc will allow to supply the correct equipment with the correct setup from one partner. The line of Epoc is easily integrated into our ecosystem of digital products within which the widest range of solutions in the market is offered to clients. Acquisition will allow to add the solutions proposed by us in the field of nonlaboratory diagnostic systems, and further - to provide clients with complete product assortment for researches of gases of blood worldwide" — Peter Koerte, the president of division of Point of Care Diagnostics of Siemens Healthineers company commented.[2]
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