Company Profile - Accelerate Diagnostics Inc

Introduction

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (Accelerate) is an in vitro diagnostics company engaged in the development and commercialization of instruments for the identification and testing of antibiotic susceptibility of infectious pathogens. Its product portfolio includes Accelerate Pheno system, a platform for the identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) of infectious pathogens; and Accelerate PhenoTest BC kit, which provides ID and AST results for patients with bacteremia or fungemia. It operates a manufacturing facility in Tucson, Arizona. The company sells products directly and also through a network of third-party distributors to hospital microbiology laboratories in domestic and foreign countries. Accelerate is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, the US.