Haemonetics
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Haemonetics is a global provider of blood
and plasma
supplies and services. Founded in Braintree, Massachusetts
by Dr. Jack Latham in the 1970s, the company has expanded and has many offices located in 16 countries.
They started out producing the containers and bags required for blood collection. From there they have branched off to making the whole plasma collection station including the machine, supplies and software for plasma collection. They have recently acquired several companies in an effort to expand their services. These acquisitions include Canadian based Fifth Dimension (5D) Information Systems in order to gain entry into the blood and plasma software industry. Further acquisitions include Chicago
based Arryx in July 2006, Information Data Management Inc. in January 2007, and Infonale in July 2007.
Haemonetics continued to increase its products and services with the acquisition of Haemoscope.
On August 21, 2007, 5D and IDM were officially merged into a new subsidiary called Haemonetics Software Solutions. The employees at both Edmonton (5D) and Rosemont (IDM) continue to work from their respective offices.
Haemonetics recently acquired Chico, CA based Altivation and Tucson, AZ based Sebra.
Further acquisitions included the April 2009 acquisition of Neoteric Technology Ltd as well as the April 2010 acquisition of California based Global Med Technologies Inc.
Haemonetics products can be considered as belonging to two broad categories:
The company employs more than 1,800 people and markets its products in over 50 countries. Revenue is derived nearly equally from its three major markets -- Asia
, Europe
, and the Americas
.
Blood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
and plasma
Blood plasma
Blood plasma is the straw-colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid...
supplies and services. Founded in Braintree, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
by Dr. Jack Latham in the 1970s, the company has expanded and has many offices located in 16 countries.
They started out producing the containers and bags required for blood collection. From there they have branched off to making the whole plasma collection station including the machine, supplies and software for plasma collection. They have recently acquired several companies in an effort to expand their services. These acquisitions include Canadian based Fifth Dimension (5D) Information Systems in order to gain entry into the blood and plasma software industry. Further acquisitions include Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
based Arryx in July 2006, Information Data Management Inc. in January 2007, and Infonale in July 2007.
Haemonetics continued to increase its products and services with the acquisition of Haemoscope.
On August 21, 2007, 5D and IDM were officially merged into a new subsidiary called Haemonetics Software Solutions. The employees at both Edmonton (5D) and Rosemont (IDM) continue to work from their respective offices.
Haemonetics recently acquired Chico, CA based Altivation and Tucson, AZ based Sebra.
Further acquisitions included the April 2009 acquisition of Neoteric Technology Ltd as well as the April 2010 acquisition of California based Global Med Technologies Inc.
Haemonetics products can be considered as belonging to two broad categories:
- donor products (marketed to the blood donationBlood donationA blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation....
industry, these include products that automate the blood donation process, automate the processing of blood, support pathogen inactivation and bacterial detection of blood, and test blood hematocrit),
- and patientPatientA patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
products (products are marketed to the surgical suite for blood loss management for patients. The products include surgical blood salvage (or "autotransfusionAutotransfusionAutotransfusion is a process when a person receives their own blood for a transfusion, instead of banked donor blood. Blood can be pre-donated before a surgery, or can be collected during and after the surgery using a device commonly known as the Cell Saver. The Cell Saver is utilized in surgeries...
") devices, surgical field blood suction systems, and blood and patient warming systems).
The company employs more than 1,800 people and markets its products in over 50 countries. Revenue is derived nearly equally from its three major markets -- Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
.