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Milestones

Company History

1972The beginning – Desai Laboratories
1976Foundation - Span Diagnostics
1980Reorganised as Span Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.
1982Expanded manufacturing facility at Udhna
1988Established distribution network
1992Commissioned modern manufacturing facility at Sachin
1994Listed at stock exchange
1998Started SPAN iD: Independent Lab Automation Division
2000Accredited for ISO 9002 & WHO cGMP
2003Accredited for ISO 9001:2000
Accredited for ISO 13485:2003
2004CE Registration for 198 products
2005Established JV company for R&D in France
2006Established subsidiary company – Span Biotronics Pvt. Ltd. for R&D in India
2008Implemented SAP – an integrated ERP system
Established JV company with Nihon Kohden Corporation, Japan
2009CE Registration for Critical products
Upgradation of QMS to ISO 9001 : 2008

Product History

1972Polyclonal Blood Grouping & Typing Anti-sera
Reagents for Widal, Kahn & VDRL tests
Ready-made reagents & indicators
1973Tuberculin PPD
Antibiotic sensitivity discs
1974Latex agglutination test for RF
Manual Clinical Chemistry reagents
1976Brain Thromboplastin - Lyophilised
1979Latex agglutination test for pregnancy
1986Flocculation tests for Syphilis
1988Reagents for automated Clinical Chemistry analysers
1990ELISA for HBsAg
1991ELISA for HIV-1
1993SPIA test for HIV-1
Monoclonal Blood Grouping & Typing Anti-sera
1996Upgradation of SPIA HIV-1 test to HIV 1+2
1998Liquid stable Clinical Chemistry reagents
2000Immunochromatographic test for P. falciparum malaria
2001Flow through test for HCV
Liquid stable Thromboplastin
2002Elisa test for HCV
2003SPIA test for Tuberculosis
2004Flow through test for Syphilis
Immunochromatographic test for Pf
Immunochromatographic test for HBsAg
2005Laboratory small instruments : Incube, Cellmix ,Celltech
2006Immunochromatographic test for Vibrio Cholerae
Flow through test for Kala-azar & Filariasis
Flow through test for HIV 1+2
ELISA for HBsAg (Simultaneous)
2007G-6PD (Quantitative), Microprotein, Calcium (Arsenazo)
Haematology and Biochemistry Control
Histology and Cytology reagents
Reagent strips for Urinalysis
2008Clinical Chemistry system pack
ELISA for Tuberculosis
ELISA for Syphilis
Immunochromatographic test for pan-malarial species
2009Turbigold – Immunoturbidimetric Product Range
Immunochromatographic test for Plague & Syphilis
2010Flow through Immuno dot test for the simultaneous detection of TP and Non TP
antibodies for the Syphilis
Immunochromatographic test for Kala-azar
4th generation ELISA test for HIV 1+2
* Product launched in respective years