By Quoc Hung - The Saigon Times Daily
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| Visitors view the new equipment of Roche Diagnostics at the exhibition in HCMC - Photo: Quoc Hung |
HCMC - Roche Diagnostics late last week showcased its Total Lab Automation described by the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics as the future of laboratory testing in Vietnam.
Anton Gutscher, Roche Diagnostics’ head of lab IT & workflow solutions for the Asia Pacific region, said at the 5th Annual Scientific Symposium and Instrument exhibition in the city that the solution ensures efficiency criteria for modern labs.
“The three key objectives of any laboratory setting are to achieve fast turnaround time of test results, ensure accuracy of test results, and be able to do this in a cost effective manner. This can be achieved through state-of-the-art equipment plus Total Lab Automation,” he told the event held for biologists, scientists and clinical doctors.
Total Lab Automation is the concept whereby a laboratory is set up so that the various workplaces as well as the data generated by these workplaces are connected and managed by a lab IT solution, he said. It is the new standard in laboratory testing, and is central to increasing testing efficiency to ensure doctors and patients get their results in time for making treatment or medical decisions.
It also ensures that the test results are accurate and reliable, eliminating chances of sample mix-up and contamination, as well as errors that could arise due to variation in testing environment or equipments, according to the company.
Total Lab Automation allows for testing process to be fully automated throughout three phases; from pre-analytics to analytics and post-analytics.
Roche Diagnostics’ Vietnam general manager Rod Ward highlighted in a statement that while diagnostics brings true value to society, aiding two thirds of medical decisions throughout the world, they are underutilized and account for only 2% of healthcare spending.
“We are… to ensure the people of Vietnam will have access to the latest advances in diagnostics and Total Lab Automation is a major advance,” Ward added.