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Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2015 Announced

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Alere Inc. presented with Scientists' Choice Award at AACC

2 Aug 2016
Lynsey Forsyth
Post Doc / Research Fellow

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SelectScience® Editor-in-Chief Kerry Parker, presented KC McGrath, Respiratory Product Manager at Alere, Inc., with the Award for Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2015

The Scientists' Choice Awards® The annual Scientists' Choice Awards® celebrate the laboratory products and manufacturers that make a difference to the industry. Scientists are invited to nominate, vote and review online.

Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2015 Winner

SelectScience® was delighted to present Alere Inc. with the award for its Alere™ i Strep A during a special ceremony at the AACC annual meeting in Philadelphia, USA.

Do you use this system? Review the Alere™ i Strep A now.

Runner Up Nominees

The Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2015 nominees

Most Successful Clinical Video

Scientists' Choice Award for Most Successful Clinical Video 

The Most Successful Clinical Video was awarded to Alere Inc. for its video interview with Daniel Hanna, SSC Laboratory Supervisor, Family Health Care of Siouxland, USA. Watch the video to learn how the Alere i enables his lab to detect influenza in under 15 minutes.

Most Successful Clinical Article

Lisa Thomas, Thermo Fisher Scientific, accepted the award for Most Successful Clinical Article 

The Most Successful Clinical Article was presented to Thermo Fisher Scientific for its interview article with Lewis Couchman of Viapath at Kings College Hospital, UK. Read the article to learn how mass spectrometry is optimizing clinical analyses at a leading London pathology department.

Reviewers' Choice Award for Clinical Company of the Year

The Reviewers' Choice Award for Clinical Company of the Year was won by Siemens Healthineers. The award was accepted by Jason Aroesty, Head of Marketing, Sales and Communications, Siemens Healthineers.

Jason Aroesty, Head of Marketing, Sales and Communications, Siemens Healthineers, accepted the Reviewers' Choice Award for Clinical Company of the Year

Visit the Scientists' Choice Awards website for more information.

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