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Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility.
Cepheid’s GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, Tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. We call this the PCRplus advantage.
PCRplus is an elevated category of PCR testing that combines accuracy, speed and efficiency, flexibility, quality, and simplicity. Cepheid is unique in the diagnostics space because its solutions deliver on all five of these advantages, together. Learn more about Cepheid and the PCRplus advantage.
The GeneXpert system is a market leader* in sample-to-answer PCR diagnostic testing with the largest global installed base and operating in over 180 countries. It is the first easy-to-use, random-access system developed to enable tests to run “on-demand” instead of in large batches. The instrument is a real-time PCR-based molecular diagnostic testing platform integrating a computer, barcode scanner, and preloaded software that controls the testing process. Self-contained, single-use test cartridges perform automated nucleic acid extraction, PCR amplification, and detection of target sequences when loaded onto the instrument. The system is uniquely scalable to meet the demands of any clinical environment.
*Based on internal install base data.
Learn more about the GeneXpert system technology from Cepheid Engineering Fellows, Ron Chang and Doug Dority:
The cornerstone of the GeneXpert solution is Cepheid’s patented, single-use Xpert test cartridge, in which nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection are all self-contained.
Cepheid revolutionized molecular diagnostics with this Lab in a Cartridge™ innovation that enabled sample-to-answer PCR testing. Our iconic blue cartridge lid and foot indicate an industry standard of excellence. Prior, PCR technology was limited to time-consuming manual lab procedures performed by highly-skilled technicians or batch testing on large, complex systems. Cepheid’s growing menu of fast, accurate, and easy-to-use PCR tests gives healthcare professionals access to clinically relevant, on-demand results for a range of disease states, all on one standardized, scalable platform.
Take a tour inside Cepheid’s trusted Lab in a Cartridge:
Providing high-quality solutions and services that consistently meet or exceed customer expectations is integral to our quality policy. The focus on quality begins at the earliest stage of product design and carries through to the end user. Individual ownership is the basis of the Cepheid quality system. Cepheid complies with applicable regulatory requirements and continues to ensure the effectiveness of the quality management system.
