Techcyte Secures Worldwide Exclusive Distribution Rights for Vetcyte ParaPro
January 22, 2019
LINDON, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/AI?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#AIlt;/agt;–Techcyte, a leading developer of AI-based image analysis solutions for
the diagnostics industry, secured worldwide exclusive distribution
rights for the Vetcyte ParaPro fecal preparation device from Apacor.
Apacor is the world leader in human fecal ova and parasite preparation
devices and has modified its patented human device and reagents for the
veterinary market.
Robert Reardon, the Director of Sales and Marketing at Apacor, said,
“The combination of Techcyte’s image analysis technology and our proven
fecal collection and preparation device will revolutionize the way that
clinics and labs prepare and look for parasites in fecal samples.”
Continuing he said, “We’ve virtually eliminated the hassle and mess of
sample preparation and deliver highly accurate results.”
The Vetcyte ParaPro is a clean, easy-to-use device which uses non-toxic
Apafix float solution. The ParaPro is flexible and can be used with
either a passive or centrifugal float process. The entire process from
start to finish takes less than 10 minutes, allowing veterinarians to
get results and medications to pet owners within an office visit.
Ralph Yarro, CEO of Techcyte, said, “We feel very fortunate to be
working with Apacor. Customer feedback on ParaPro has been very clear
and consistent – the device is simple, clean and easy-to-use!”
The Vetcyte solution consists of the Motic scanner, the ParaPro device
and the Vetcyte automated analysis. All of the items can be purchased
directly from Techcyte. The Vetcyte tests are priced per sample and can
be bought in packs to receive volume discounts.
About Techcyte
Headquartered in Orem, Utah, Techcyte, Inc. was founded in 2013 as a
technology transfer from the University of Utah with a mission to lower
healthcare costs through artificial intelligence. Techcyte uses the
power of deep machine learning to perform image analysis of whole slide
images. Image analysis is required for widespread adoption of digital
pathology in research, pharma, human, air quality and veterinary
diagnostic testing.
Contacts
Techcyte
Ben Cahoon
ben.cahoon@techcyte.com
801-980-0414
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additional information, visit www.techcyte.com.