Molecular Diagnostics & Reagents

Meridian Bioscience

Meridian Bioscience, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a developer and manufacturer of diagnostic test kits for gastrointestinal illness, respiratory infections, and other conditions, as well as life-science reagents for nucleic acid amplification and immunoassay development. Its Illumigene LAMP-based molecular diagnostic systems are used in hospital and reference laboratories for the detection of Clostridioides difficile, Bordetella pertussis, and sexually transmitted infections. Meridian's Life Sciences division supplies bulk enzymes (DNA polymerases, reverse transcriptases), lyophilisation services, and conjugated antibodies that are incorporated into diagnostic kits manufactured by third parties and used in academic research workflows. Academic laboratories in clinical microbiology and molecular epidemiology partner with Meridian for kit validation, epidemiological surveillance, and development of point-of-care diagnostic protocols.