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MILAN, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

To fulfill the growing need of Colorectal Cancer Screening organizations and

big clinical laboratories, Sentinel Diagnostics - an Italian company focused

for more than 35 years on the development and production of In Vitro

Diagnostics for the most advanced Clinical Chemistry, Immunochemistry and

Molecular Diagnostics platforms - announces the launch of the SENTiFIT(R) 800

Analyzer, a fully automated and high throughput system for Fecal Immunochemical

Test.

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most dangerous and lethal cancers.  It

represents the second leading cause of cancer related death in the western

world with almost 2 million of new cases/year and 0.9 million deaths

(www.iarc.fr ). If early diagnosed, CRC is curable in most of the cases,

therefore most countries organize national or regional screenings to identify

the cancers in their early stage, making the cure more efficient and thus

considerably decreasing mortality. Those screening programs are testing

millions of people every year and this creates new challenges in the practical

organization of the laboratories. The new high throughput analyzer SENTiFIT(R)

800 can meet the need of throughput, automation and accuracy of the most

demanding situation.

"For almost 20 years, Sentinel Diagnostics has supported the fight against

colorectal cancer with high quality FOB Gold(R) test and analyzers," explains

Marco Buonaguidi, Head of Sales and Marketing. "The SENTiFIT(R) 800 has been

developed specifically for FIT screening centers and represents a step further

in the direction to strengthen our commitment in the field of gastrointestinal

diseases diagnosis".

The SENTiFIT(R) 800 Analyzer is a high-end system dedicated to fecal testing

able to process up to 550 test/h, 1 million tests every year samples in total

automation and full traceability. It delivers a relevant reduction of hands-on

time, better management of resources and decreasing of manual errors. The

system is fed by a dedicated sample loader (Rack Handler RH-150) that provides

a steady flow of up to 250 samples to the analyzer unit.

The CE-marked SENTiFIT(R) 800 Analyzer is compatible with the FOB Gold(R) line,

the complete solution for the identification of occult blood in feces, and with

the CALiaGold(R) line reagents for the quantification of fecal Calprotectin,

the first-choice test to identify the presence of inflammation in the bowel.

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Source: Sentinel Diagnostics