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Sysmex America, Inc. / Sysmex Corporation

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Sysmex develops automated blood-testing instruments that use fluorescent signals to identify and count malaria-infected red blood cells.

6
Endemic countries
1
U.S. states
2
Products and programs
About

What they do

Sysmex develops automated blood-testing instruments that use fluorescent signals to identify and count malaria-infected red blood cells.1,2 The XN-31 provides malaria and complete blood count (CBC) results from a single blood sample in approximately one minute, while the XN-30 is available for research use only in the United States.2 Sysmex America is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, with product development and manufacturing in Japan.2 Its malaria work spans development and delivery, including clinical evaluation, regulatory expansion, training, and scale-up of automated malaria testing.2

In the United States
Products and programs

In the field and in development

Automated Hematology Analyzer XN-313,2
Automated Hematology Analyzer XN series XN-30 (fluorescence flow cytometry)1,2
Where they work

Partnerships in 6 endemic countries

Product testingTraining and capacitySurveillance and genomicsResearchPrograms and delivery
  • Ministry of Health · installation of malaria diagnostic instruments and training of healthcare professionals in malaria and anemia management2
Ghana
Africa
  • Ghana Health Service · installation of malaria diagnostic instruments, health-worker capacity strengthening, and joint research on malaria and anemia prevalence4,2
Kenya
Africa
  • Kenya Ministry of Health and Department of Health, County Government of Kisumu · XN-31 training, standardization, and work toward incorporating automated malaria testing into national and local diagnostic systems5,2
  • Mount Kenya University, Centre for Malaria Elimination, and Homa Bay County Government · field research evaluating XN-31 for malaria surveillance6,2
  • Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu · clinical diagnostic-performance evaluation7,2
Malawi
Africa
  • Malawi Blood Transfusion Service · evaluation of XN-31 for malaria screening in blood donors8,2
Niger
Africa
  • Issaka Gazobi Maternity Hospital in Niamey and Regional Hospital Centre in Tahoua · installation of malaria diagnostic instruments and training of healthcare professionals in malaria and anemia management4,2
Thailand
Asia-Pacific
  • Mahidol University, Faculty of Tropical Medicine and Hospital for Tropical Diseases · clinical evaluation of XN-31 for malaria detection9,10,2
Sources

Where this comes from

  1. 1sysmex.com
  2. 2Confirmed by the organization
  3. 3sysmex.fi
  4. 4sysmex.co.jp
  5. 5sysmex.co.jp
  6. 6sysmex.co.jp
  7. 7pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  8. 8pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  9. 9sysmex.co.jp
  10. 10pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov