Cepheid
Sushma Patel is an accomplished professional with a strong background in medical microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Currently serving as the Director Global Product Manager at Cepheid since January 2009, Sushma has held various roles including Senior Product Marketing Manager for TB & Virology, Product Manager for Virology, and Key Account Manager and Solutions in the UK. With experience as an EMEA Senior Systems and Solution Analyst, Sushma specializes in applying LEAN and Six Sigma principles to enhance pathology processes and improve patient care. Prior to Cepheid, Sushma worked at QIAGEN from 2004 to 2009, serving as a Molecular Diagnostics Key Account Manager. Sushma holds a BSc Hon. in Medical Microbiology from the University of Dundee and a PhD in Molecular Microbiology and Infection from Coventry University.
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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.