Beckman Coulter forms alliance with PointCare Technologies

Beckman Coulter has announced it has entered into the strategic partnership agreement with PointCare Technologies, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Beckman Coulter has exclusive global sales and marketing responsibilities for the new PointCare system, small enough for use at the point of care for monitoring drug therapy in HIV/AIDS patients. PointCare Technologies will retain the research and development role.

The PointCare monitoring system enables simple, affordable CD4 monitoring and is suitable for use in remote locations. The PointCare system was launched at the Global AIDS 2004 conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The system began shipping in September this year to Africa, the Caribbean and other developing markets where monitoring of treatments, now accessible through the global initiatives for HIV care and treatment programs, is in high demand.