Sysmex Moves Beyond a Better Box

Hematology diagnostics leader introduces intuitive ecosystem for lab success at AACC 2015

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Jul 28, 2015, 07:30 ET

ATLANTA and LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's healthcare environment requires clinical laboratories to leverage business acumen on par with their levels of clinical excellence. Today at the 2015 American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, Sysmex is announcing it is moving Beyond a Better Box™ to deliver a comprehensive and intuitive ecosystem that will help laboratories thrive as the future unfolds. With advances in four key areas, Sysmex aims to add even more value to laboratory hematology operations through next generation diagnostics, advanced tools and technologies, process optimization and harmonized support known as BeyondCare^SM.

"With the introduction of the Sysmex® XN-Series Automated Hematology Analyzers, Sysmex delivered a 'better box' that improves performance and overall productivity. But even with the rapid uptake of the XN technology platform and the highest ratings in the industry for system reliability, Sysmex saw a great opportunity to go beyond a better box and create a product and services model that's predictive, evidenced-based and actionable to better benefit customers," said John Kershaw, President & CEO, Sysmex America, Inc. "Our new model of laboratory support is carefully engineered to improve operations, promote better outcomes and enhance patient management practices to meet the future head on."

Kershaw notes these four pillars of the Sysmex brand work together and help ensure the success of the lab moving forward.

Next Generation Diagnostics
In the era of personalized medicine that dictates new approaches to the study of hematologic disease and solid tumors, Sysmex enables the automated delivery of reportable, advanced clinical parameters that may help physicians speed diagnosis and streamline targeted therapeutic responses for illnesses such as infection/inflammation, iron deficiency and thrombocytopenia.

Advanced Tools and Technologies
Clinical laboratories need business intelligence, including real-time data and actionable insights that provide maximum control over processes across the healthcare network. Sysmex offers an unmatched suite of advanced tools and software systems that are specifically designed to provide improved productivity and staffing decision-making. For example, My Sysmex™, the industry's first Mobile Lab Assistant for hematology, interfaces seamlessly for anytime/anywhere access to analyzer operations and support programs.

Process Optimization
Automation that supports paperless processing, automated slidemaking and staining, and standardization—among other lean processes in hematology—enables laboratories of any size to benefit from workload balancing and middleware decision management software support. Digital cell analysis will become part of the routine CBC and differential to support generalist technologists in the 24/7 laboratory environment.

Harmonized Support
Harmonized service and support become more important as labs strive to do more with less and as healthcare continues to move faster and faster. Lab managers want a positive, integrated experience at every touch point of care to maximize their uptime. BeyondCare is system support designed to anticipate the needs of the lab and protect and maintain its investment using an evidence-based approach that keeps the environment operating at continuous peak performance. Strategically focused on preventing problems before they ever occur, BeyondCare brings new levels of insight, efficiency and agility to the lab.

Sysmex at AACC

During the AACC meeting, Sysmex will showcase two new flow cytometers from Sysmex Partec: CyFlow Cube 8 and the CyFlow Space. Sysmex will also feature the Sysmex UF-1000i™ Automated Urine Particle Analyzer, which enhances workflow and provides immediate analysis without the need for sample pre-treatment. Sysmex will conduct demonstrations of Sysmex WAM™ Decision Support Software for the Clinical Laboratory, a management tool that is now used by nearly 400 labs and healthcare facilities in the U.S. and Canada. Visitors to the Sysmex booth can also learn about the benefits of remote learning via Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) demonstrations.

Sysmex associates will be available during the meeting to speak with clinical laboratory professionals about Sysmex's intuitive ecosystem, integrated automation for hematology, middleware, cell image analysis and customer services. In addition, Sysmex will host a comprehensive program of scientific and educational presentations at the Sysmex booth #1109. For more information, visit: www.sysmex.com/aacc2015.

As a global leader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions, Sysmex provides clinical diagnostics, automation and information systems and services for hospitals and healthcare networks, reference laboratories and physicians' offices worldwide.

AACC is the world's largest gathering of clinical laboratory professionals including laboratory management, researchers, GPOs and product development specialists, and hosts the largest exposition of clinical laboratory products and services in the world.

About Sysmex America, Inc.

Sysmex America, Inc., in Lincolnshire, Illinois, the U.S. headquarters of Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan), is a trusted world leader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions that optimize the clinical utility, operational efficiency and financial performance of the lab. Sysmex America distributes and supports a diversified portfolio of best-in-class automated in vitro diagnostic hematology, coagulation and urinalysis analyzers, reagents and information systems for laboratories and healthcare facilities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Company's unwavering commitment to clinical excellence and technological innovation is reflected in the Sysmex brand and its distinguished heritage of unsurpassed reliability. Sysmex is reshaping the healthcare of tomorrow at the clinical laboratory level by transcending the boundaries of diagnostic science and serving as the pulse of reliable, accountable care. For more information about Sysmex, please visit www.sysmex.com/us.

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