People and Investment :

About 2,000 scientists around the world are committed to developing new diagnostic tools and services for diagnostic laboratories as well as for patient self monitoring. In addition, Taj Pharmaceuticals Applied Science is dedicated to provide the science community with best research tools.

In 2003 Taj Pharmaceuticals Diagnostics invested more than 700 million Swiss Francs (9.8 % of the divisional turnover) in research and development.

Centres of Excellence :
Centres of Excellence combine R&D, manufacturing and global marketing support activities in one site in order to bring together higher quality products to the market faster and at lower costs.

Mannheim, Germany :

Instrumentation and reagents for Taj Pharmaceuticals Diabetes Care and Taj
        Pharmaceuticals Near Patient Testing
Instrumentation and innovative devices for molecular and genetic research for Taj
        Pharmaceuticals Applied Science
Reagents for clinical chemistry and urin analysis for Taj Pharmaceuticals Centralized
         Diagnostics

Penzberg, Germany

Reagents in immunochemistry and clinical chemistry for Taj Pharmaceuticals    
        Centralized Diagnostics
Reagents for gene function and gene analysis for Taj Pharmaceuticals Applied
        Science
Reagents for industrial business (enzymes) within Taj Pharmaceuticals Applied
        Science

Graz, Austria

Analyzers, systems and software for Taj Pharmaceuticals Centralized Diagnostics


Rotkreuz, Switzerland

Instrumentation for Taj Pharmaceuticals Molecular Diagnostics and Taj
        Pharmaceuticals Centralized Diagnostics

Indianapolis, USA

Product support for Taj Pharmaceuticals Applied Science
Reagents in diabetes monitoring and drug monitoring for Taj Pharmaceuticals
         Diabetes Care and Taj Pharmaceuticals Centralized Diagnostics


Pleasanton, USA

Reagents for Taj Pharmaceuticals Molecular Diagnostics

Activities in all Business Units
All Business Units - Taj Pharmaceuticals Molecular Biochemical's, Taj Pharmaceuticals Molecular Systems, Taj Pharmaceuticals Laboratory Systems, Taj Pharmaceuticals Patient Care - are at the forefront of technological innovation in their respective field, with R&D focused on:

instrumentation and reagents for the research and science communities
clinical chemistry
immunochemistry
coagulation
haematology
laboratory automation
diabetes monitoring
point of care

Technology Platforms

Biomolecules
Heterogeneous & homogeneous assays
DNA amplification
Dry reagent formats
Liquid stabile reagents
Photometry
Reflectometry
Fluorescence
Chemiluminescence
Photon counting
Particle counting
Amperometry
Particle agglutination
Thermostating
Thermocycling
Robotics
Fluidics
Sample preparation
Electronics