01.2024: The Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen has acquired German Virion/Serion, the leading provider of high quality in-vitro diagnostics with a broad diagnostic infectious disease portfolio and outstanding raw materials.
Virion\Serion, founded in 1978 in Germany, is a company that has evolved over the last 40 years into a well-known and respected IVD manufacturer with one of the largest infectious disease portfolios for diagnosis of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases in the world. Based on extensive expertise in manufacturing of high quality antigens, Virion\Serion has also become a major supplier of raw materials to the diagnostic industry.
Dr. Judith Stürmer, Managing Director, is committed to stay on and develop the company over the next decade.
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