please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia . please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2014 this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message quidel corporation type public traded as nasdaq qdel industry pharmaceutical industry founded 1979 headquarters san diego california united states key people douglas c. bryant president & ceo randall j. steward cfo 1 products diagnostic healthcare manufacturer website www.quidel.com quidel corporation nasdaq qdel is a california based leading diagnostic healthcare manufacturer serving 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 . quidel commenced operations in 1979 and launched its first products in 1984 . since that time quidel has expanded its product base through internal development and acquisition with a focus on increasing its research and development efforts to accelerate the rate of new product introductions . our core competencies and capabilities include immunoassay development automated manufacturing monoclonal antibody characterization and development and molecular assay development . our current products fall generally into these categories 1 lateral flow where we are market leaders in infectious disease and reproductive health ; 2 direct fluorescent antibodies dfa with expertise in infectious disease and virology ; 3 micro titer production with a focus on bone and complement pathway markets ; 4 fluorescent immunoassay products sofia ; and 5 molecular diagnostic products including the world s first fda cleared handheld molecular device amplivue . additional molecular and sofia tests are currently in development or in clinical trials as part of a robust product pipeline . contents 1 products 2 corporate affairs 2.1 acquisition 3 references 4 external links products edit the company s products include many globally sold branding assays such as quickvue thyretain and the new sofia and amplivue brands which focuses on diagnosing influenza thyroid disease and many other diseases and can improve the healthcare quality of hospitals . 2 during 2011 the us food and drug administration fda and the european conformity mark in europe provided the company with 510 k clearance for selling sofia analyzer and another 510 k clearance for the quidel molecular hmpv assay . 3 corporate affairs edit quidel corporation was formed in 1991 when quidel and monoclonal antibodies merged . 4 acquisition edit in 2013 the company acquired biohelix corporation biohelix which was established in 2004 5 and will pay 10 million to the biohelix shareholders . 6 in 2010 the company acquired diagnostic hybrids inc. a privately held in vitro diagnostic company . 7 in 2000 the company acquired litmus concepts inc. a privately held in vitro diagnostic company . 8 in 1999 the company acquired metra biosystems inc.to participate in bone health assessment . 9 references edit plunkett jack w. 1 october 2008 . plunkett s health care industry almanac 2009 e book health care industry market research statistics trends and leading companies . plunkett research ltd. p. 598 . isbn 9781593921323 . http finance.yahoo.com news quidel present cowen 34th annual 223000441.html http www.reuters.com finance stocks companyprofile rpc 66 & symbol qdel.o mamo laura august 14 2007 . queering reproduction achieving pregnancy in the age of technoscience . duke university press . p. 266 . isbn 9780822390220 . https www.google.com finance q qdel http article.wn.com view 2013 05 06 quidel completes acquisition of biohelix corporation quidel corporation qdel to buy diagnostic hybrids inc. for 130 million . quidel corporation completes acquisition of litmus concepts . quidel corporation completes acquisition of metra biosystems ; 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