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Winner # 3 : Chroma ATE Inc . At the end of 2019 , Chroma ATE Inc . began developing its MagXtract 3200 – what the company considers to be its greatest achievement to date . A fully-automated nucleic acid extraction system with PCR setup capabilities , Chroma completed product design , specification verifications , and performance validations within an impressive 18 months , while also obtaining CE-IVD and TFDA certificates , in addition to FDA registration , within the same time period – a formidable feat .
As confirmation of its prowess , MagXtract 3200 also won the Taiwan Excellence Award and National Innovation Award in 2021 , demonstrating the agile product development and high-quality manufacturing that went into construction .
Now , the company has partnered with world-leading reagent manufacturers to co-establish new solutions for a variety of downstream applications .
Chroma ATE Inc . is a global supplier of precision test and measurement instruments . What has the COVID- 19 pandemic taught you about the need for such products ? “ Due to the influence of COVID-19 leading to issues such as manpower shortage , inaccurate test results and contamination of biological samples , the need for
automated nucleic acid test solutions is more urgent than ever .
“ It perfectly aligns with Chroma ' s mission in the life sciences industry to develop automated instruments and system solutions to enhance the performance of molecular diagnostics .”
How are you demonstrating commitment to developing leading biomedicine as a world-class enterprise ? “ Chroma has been developing precision automated test and measurement instrumentation for nearly 40 years . We ’ ve accumulated over 100 core technologies , in addition to 1,200 patents worldwide in electrical , optical , thermal , mechanical , software and automation . It demonstrates our strong R & D capabilities to design and develop innovative products .”
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