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BioMedica Diagnostics Inc.

"A biotechnology company headquartered in Windsor, Nova Scotia is leading the way in medical diagnostics."

BioMedica Diagnostics Inc. is a privately owned Canadian medical biotechnology company, headquartered in Windsor, that is leading the way in medical diagnostics.

Company founder Dr. Abdullah Kirumira is a Ugandan-born scientist, who moved to Nova Scotia in 1990 and has been described as "the pioneer of Nova Scotia’s biotechnology sector." Dr. Kirumira is responsible for the invention of one of the world’s first rapid-acting HIV diagnostic tests.

BioMedica is focused on research, development and marketing of medical solutions for resource-challenged and alternative testing sites.

The company is dedicated to bringing laboratory medicine closer to the patient by providing portable, easy-to-use, affordable instruments and reagents for rapid diagnostics in smaller clinical settings and hospitals.

Target markets include: small private healthcare laboratories, physician office laboratories, military field hospitals and remote clinics, rural healthcare facilities, corporate and industrial health clinics, international aid agencies, government medical laboratory programs, and medical and technical training institutes.