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Spectral launches U.S. distribution of its Rapid West Nile Test
Spectral launches U.S. distribution of its Rapid West Nile Test.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, July 4 /CNW/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. ("Spectral") today\nannounced the conclusion of an agreement with Fisher Healthcare ("Fisher"), a\ndivision of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., for the distribution of its \nRapidWN(TM) West Nile Virus Test ("RapidWN(TM)") in the United States. Product\nshipments are expected to begin this month. Distribution channels for the\nRapidWN(TM) are now in place in the United States and in Canada.\n\n\nThe Center for Disease Control (CDC) has already reported six human cases\nof West Nile infection in three states as of June 12, 2007, and many states\nhave confirmed the presence of the virus in mosquitoes or avian carriers. The\npeak incidence of infection typically occurs in August or September of each\nyear.\n\n\n"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Fisher for the\ndistribution of our RapidWN(TM)," stated Mr. Robert Verhagen, Vice President\nof Business Development for Spectral. "Fisher's large and experienced sales\nforce and its extensive geographic coverage provides a significant opportunity\nfor entry of our product into the U.S. market", added Mr. Verhagen.\n\n\nThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving\nscience, enabling its customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and\nsafer. With an annual revenue rate of more than $9 billion, it employs 30,000\npeople and serves over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech\ncompanies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research\ninstitutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial\nprocess control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo\nScientific and Fisher Scientific, the company helps solve analytical\nchallenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo\nScientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical\ninstruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables\nand reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher\nScientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals,\nsupplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and\neducation. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. offers the most convenient purchasing\noptions to customers and continu...