Newswise — CHICAGO – AACC is pleased to announce the recipients of the AACC 2018 Top Corporate Supporter Awards. This year, AACC recognizes 47 different companies and organizations that generously support the association through sponsorships, advertising, and exhibiting. These significant contributions make it possible for AACC to improve patient care by fostering research, innovation, and professional excellence in the field of laboratory medicine.

The AACC 2018 Corporate Supporter Award recipients have provided support for AACC ranging from $50,000 to $450,000 or more. They include: 

Roche Diagnostics

Abbott

Siemens Healthineers

Beckman Coulter

Sysmex America, Inc.

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Randox Laboratories

Thermo Fisher Scientific

BD Diagnostics

Instrumentation Laboratory (IL)

ARUP Laboratories

Binding Site, Inc.

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC

bioMérieux Inc.

Boston Children's Hospital

Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

DiagnostikNet-BB e.V.

DiaSorin Inc.

Diazyme Laboratories

ERBA Diagnostics

Fujirebio

Grifols

Hamilton Company

Hologic, Inc.

HORIBA Medical

IDS Co, LTD

KAMIYA BIOMEDICAL COMPANY

Luminex Corporation

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

MilliporeSigma

Nova Biomedical Corporation

Orchard Software Corp.

Radiometer

SARSTEDT

SCIEX

Sebia, Inc.

Sekisui Diagnostics LLC

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.

SMC Corporation of America

SNIBE Co. Ltd., (Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd.)

STRATEC Biomedical AG

Streck, Inc.

SurModics IVD

Tecan

Tosoh Bioscience

Waters Corporation

 

AACC will present the following four specialty awards as well:

Lab Tests Online Supporter of the Year

Abbott 

AACC Digital Advertiser of the Year

SCIEX 

AACC Print Advertiser of the Year

MilliporeSigma 

AACC Patron Benefactors

Abbott

Beckman Coulter

Boston Children’s Hospital

Siemens Healthineers 

“Congratulations to this year’s award winners, and thank you to all of AACC’s corporate supporters for committing to help AACC drive progress in the field of laboratory medicine and improve patient care,” said AACC CEO Janet B. Kreizman. “We are very grateful to these organizations for their assistance, and are delighted to have this opportunity to highlight their dedication.” 

AACC’s 47 corporate supporters were recognized during the 70th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo at an invitation-only Corporate Recognition Reception on Monday, July 30 in Chicago. At the reception, AACC President Dr. Dennis Dietzen and AACC CEO Janet B. Kreizman honored the association’s top supporters. Today, members of the AACC Board of Directors will personally visit all 47 organizations at their booths to deliver the awards. 

About the 70th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo

The AACC Annual Scientific Meeting offers 5 days packed with opportunities to learn about exciting science from July 29–August 2. Plenary sessions feature the latest research on targeted cancer therapies, technology to define genetic defects, the HPV vaccine and associated cancers, CRISPR for detection of nucleic acid sequences, and the new WHO Essential Diagnostics List.

At the AACC Clinical Lab Expo, more than 800 exhibitors will fill the show floor of McCormick Place in Chicago with displays of the latest diagnostic technology, including but not limited to mobile health, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, point-of-care, and automation.

About AACC

Dedicated to achieving better health through laboratory medicine, AACC brings together more than 50,000 clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists, and business leaders from around the world focused on clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, translational medicine, lab management, and other areas of progressing laboratory science. Since 1948, AACC has worked to advance the common interests of the field, providing programs that advance scientific collaboration, knowledge, expertise, and innovation. For more information, visit www.aacc.org.

Meeting Link: 70th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting, Jul-Aug 2018