Cepheid
Diane Kawa is a Senior Director of Medical Science Liaisons at Cepheid, a position held since June 2021, after serving as Director of Scientific Affairs at BD Life Sciences - Diagnostic Systems from 2008 to 2021. Prior to that, Diane worked as Principal Scientist at Roche Molecular Systems from 2003 to 2008, and as Associate Microbiologist at Abbott Laboratories from 1993 to 1997. Diane began a career in microbiology as a Senior Microbiologist at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene from 1989 to 1993. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases and Immunity from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.S. in Medical Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Cepheid
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Cepheid is a molecular diagnostics company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets fully-integrated systems for testing in the Clinical and Non-Clinical markets. The Company's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The Company's systems integrate these steps and analyze biological samples in test cartridges. Its primary offering is the GeneXpert system, which integrates sample preparation in addition to Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification and detection. The GeneXpert system is designed for a range of user types ranging from reference laboratories and hospital central laboratories to satellite testing locations, such as emergency departments and intensive care units within hospitals, as well as physician offices and other alternate site laboratories. It also offers the SmartCycler system, which integrates DNA amplification and detection to allow rapid analysis of a sample.