Quidel

Quidel Corporation 

Quidel is based in California and is a healthcare manufacturing company that wants to enhance the health and well-being of people around the globe through the development of diagnostic solutions that can lead to improved patient outcomes and provide economic benefits to the healthcare system. They were created in 1979 but did not launch their first products until 1983. Since 1979, Quidel has been expanding their company and products through internal development and acquisition with a focus on increasing their research and development efforts. 

Their current products are broken down into 5 different categories, Lateral Flow, Direct Fluorescent antibodies (DFA), Micro-titer Production, Fluorescent immunoassay products, and Molecular Diagnostic products.