Jack B. Wilkens

Alere, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer and professional medical diagnostic products. It operates through the following segments: Professional Diagnostics, Consumer Diagnostics, and Other Non-Reportable. The Professional Diagnostics segment includes an array of diagnostic test products and other in vitro diagnostic tests. The Consumer Diagnostics segment consists of manufacturing operations. The Other Non-Reportable segment includes Alere Home Monitoring, which distributes PT and INR coagulation; monitors and facilitates the distribution of equipment; and supplies to power and control customers' implanted ventricular assist devices and VADs. It also provides telemonitoring services that allow VAD coordinators to monitor patients soon after discharge and receive alerts when critical patient values fall outside pre-established ranges. The company was founded by Ronald Zwanziger on May 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

RevDia Corp. developed diagnostic test platform. Its product was called PerioPruv which diagnoses periodontal infection. The firm's product were used in clinics of dentists and physicians. The company was founded by Mead M. McCabe Sr. in 2002 and was headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Xhale, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It develops and commercializes patient-centric monitoring solutions for the healthcare industry. The firm specializes in biotechnology, medical devices, clinical trials monitoring, and breath diagnostics. The company was founded by Richard J. Melker and Donn M. Dennis in 2005 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Unipath Ltd. is a British company that manufactures female healthcare products. The company is based in Bedford, UK. The company was founded in 1946 by Paul James Davis. Unipath was acquired by Alere, Inc. from Unilever NV on 2001-12-20 for $146.54 million.

Sterling Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. operates as a diagnostic imaging center. The private company is based in Newark, DE and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Agfa Corp. provides imaging and information technology systems. It develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical & industrial radiography, consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa is located in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Systagenix Wound Management Ltd. develops wound care products. It manufactures and supplies wound care products for healthcare professionals and patients worldwide. Its products portfolio includes non-adherent hydro-alginate antimicrobial dressings; sterile and non-woven pads; activated charcoal dressings; and wound balancing and protease modulating matrix products. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Gatwick, the United Kingdom.