HemoCue AB
Products from HemoCue - a Danaher company - are being used in more than 130 countries worldwide. Working with healthcare professionals within various clinical areas all over the world, we have developed a profound understanding of your varying needs. These insights, combined with our extensive knowledge, experience and innovation, help us develop the point-of-care testing solutions of tomorrow. 140 Million Tests Carried Out Per Year = 4 Tests Performed Every Second All Year Around. We are convinced that HemoCue point-of-care testing contributes to better healthcare, by providing the data you need, when and where you need it, to make accurate healthcare decisions quickly. This is what we focus on. While doing so, we are equally committed to respecting both internal policies and external regulations.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
'It must be possible'. This conviction has been the driving force behind HemoCue since day one. The day, over 35 years ago, when two men said 'It must be possible'. To do this easier. To do this better. To do this right.
What the inventors, Jan Lilja and Sven-Erik Nilsson, saw as they visited labs and doctors offices triggered the spark that drives human invention: the ability to see possibilities where others just see problems. They saw the frustration within healthcare of having to wait to treat patients or adjust test values that were always 30-40% off. They saw the inaccuracy and dangers of limited reagent durability, shifting instrument calibration, and pipetting. The impracticality of the time it took to send samples to the lab - so troublesome that healthcare workers preferred to send the patient instead.
They saw, of course, that overcoming these problems would not only make things easier and quicker for physicians, nurses, and labs, but could also save lives. There was no doubt. It had to be done. And it had to be done right. It took time and involved much effort. After all, they were working with an exact science inside a microworld. One that had to be repeatable, yielding the same value - the right value - time after time. It was difficult and often frustrating. Seemingly at every turn, they were told, “It’s impossible”.
Because when it comes to caring for people, we refuse to compromise
Yet, they never gave up. Never compromised. And achieved something remarkable — a point-of-care blood test with tolerances never before thought possible, let alone repeatable with accuracy in tens of millions of cuvettes per year.
And that was only the beginning. Their problem-solving focus and drive has been instilled in the hearts and minds of everyone in the HemoCue family since then. With a positive, open-minded atmosphere, HemoCue continues to foster a belief in possibilities and a dedication to getting it right. If there’s an issue or challenge, it’s not just an issue for one person, but for the whole company. Everyone is interested in solving it. Because every detail matters for our customers. It’s that “can do” team spirit that has led to a continuous stream of game-changing innovations over the past 30 years.
Today, the impossible has become the standard. In fact, 4 HemoCue tests are performed each second worldwide. That means by the time you finish reading this, another 480 people will have the answers they need at the point of care.
Yet, we won’t rest. We always have another challenge in our sights. And we say, as they did, “It must be possible”.
Vision and Mission
Accuracy Starts With Us
We are the company that never settles for “good enough”. Never compromises. Giving our customers no reason to doubt and every reason to trust us for what matters most – caring for their patients.
Improving global Healthcare with reliable, fast and easy patient diagnoses