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Murrieta, CA – June 15th, 2010 – Copan unveiled new groundbreaking features of its Walk- Away Specimen Processor (WASP®) while attending the 110th General Meeting for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in San Diego, California this past May. Copan’s line of automation was introduced to the market in 2008 with the launch of the WASP®, a revolutionary system for automatic planting and streaking of all microbiology samples...
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Murrieta, CA – June 3rd, 2010 – Copan is proud to announce the 30th placement of a Walk-Away Specimen Processor (WASP®), at Eastern Health, Newfoundland, in Canada. The WASP® is a revolutionary instrument used for automatically planting and streaking bacteriology samples...
June 3, 2010 DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 
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Murrieta, CA – May 13, 2010 – Copan was recently granted the Australian patent for its line of flocked swabs. Copan is the original inventor of flocked swab technology and introduced the first flocked swabs to the market in 2004...
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Murrieta, CA – March 23, 2010 – In its endeavors to continuously make innovative strides in preanalytics and clinical microbiology, Copan Diagnostics announced this week that they will launch a groundbreaking new addition to its Walk-Away Specimen Processor, WASP® and to its line of automation. WASP® will now have anoptional automatic Gram slide preparation module...
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Murrieta, CA – January 3, 2010 – Copan Diagnostics, Inc. has recently launched a totally new website as the company continues to grow and diversify. In the spirit of innovation and creativity, Copan’s new site is filled with informational tools, such as scientific studies, educational training videos, brochures, news and events, technical information, and more. The main focus of Copan Diagnostics’ new website is an improved user experience...
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Murrieta, California, October 27th, 2009 - Preparing for this flu season, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) PSAB Committee on Laboratory Practices has recently published a new interim algorithm providing guidance to clinical laboratories responsible for testing patients with respiratory illness for Influenza A, including H1N1...
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Murrieta, California, August 27th, 2009 - Despite tough economic times, Copan is proud to announce the expansion of its US operations. Copan Diagnostics, Inc. is undertaking a new multimillion dollar investment project to bring plastic transfer pipet and additional medical device manufacturing operations to its facility in Murrieta, California...
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As of May 5th, 2009, the World Health Organization, has officially reported 1124 cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infection in 21 different countries. As the situation with the novel H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus continues to evolve, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to update their document...
May 5, 2009 DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 
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As the World Health Organization raises the current level of the influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5, physicians’ offices, hospital clinics, and emergency rooms prepare to accommodate patients with symptoms of respiratory viral infection...
April 29, 2009 DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 
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SHOWS AND EVENTS
September 1-4, 2010
South Western Association for Clinical Microbiology, SWACM
San Antonio, TX
October 7-8, 2010
October 7-8, 2010
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)- Region V
Rochester, MN
October 13-16, 2010
Northwest Medical Laboratory Symposium
Portland, OR
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Comparison of Two Methods for Preparation and Reading of Gram Stains Prepared from ESwab
Rachel E. Wywadis, Fran Tomashefski, and Paul P. Bourbeau, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
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