Gen-Probe eyes portfolio expansion to help boost molecular diagnostics credentials
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Gen-Probe recently launched its Panther automated molecular diagnostics system in Europe with the aim of bringing another dimension to its product portfolio. Joseph Harvey met the firm’s CEO, Carl Hull, at the launch of the product in Frankfurt to find how high the firm has set its sights in the molecular diagnostics sector and how it is going to achieve its goals
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