Sentinel Diagnostics was founded in Milan in 1983.
Sentinel Diagnostics uses the experience gained in the development and production of diagnostic kits for Clinical Chemistry, Immunology and Molecular Diagnostic.
Today the Sentinel Diagnostics® brand is well known and appreciated on a worldwide scale, thanks to the increasingly fruitful partnerships with prestigious companies in the diagnostics sector, that have chosen Sentinel Diagnostics as the ideal partner for the realization of diagnostic kits dedicated for use on their automated analyzers.
Listed below are some of the most significant products developed by Sentinel
1983
Foundation
Sentinel Diagnostics was founded in Milan in 1983
1984
Iron
Direct method – Chromogen FERENE S
1988
Total & Direct Bilirubin
Colorimetric Method – Bilirubin Oxidase
1989
Inorganic Phosphorus
Enzymatic Colorimetric Method
1990
Copper
Direct method – Chromogen DiBr-PAESA
1992
Zinc
Direct method – Chromogen 5Br-PAPS
1995
Magnesium
Enzymatic UV method
1996
Lipase
Direct method – Substrate Methylresorufin – derivative – 1996 – 510(k) FDA: K961179
1998
Cholinesterase
Optimized DGKC method – 1998 – 510(k) FDA: K981800
2001
Lithium
Direct Colorimetric Method with porphyrin complex
2002
CRP Ultra
High sensitive latex Turbidimetric method
2003
ALT Microwell
IFCC Optimized Enzymatic Colorimetric method on microplate
2004
Ammonia
Direct Enzymatic Method
2004
FOB Gold®
First quantitative Immunological test for the determination of human hemoglobin in feces in complete automation using a patented collection system, which can be adapted for use on most automated analyzers
2005
HbA1c
One-step Latex Direct Method
2006
Creatinine Enzymatic
Enzymatic Colorimetric Method – sarcosine oxidase
2007
CRP Vario
High sensitive latex Turbidimetric method with wide measuring range
2008
CK-MB
IFCC Optimized Immunological Kinetic Method
2008
Homocysteine
Enzymatic Colorimetric Method – bi-reagent
2009
Cystatin C
Latex Immunoturbidimetric method
2010
FOB Gold® Tube NG
New Generation fecal collection device to be used as a primary tube on automated analyzers
2010
Syphilis TP
Latex immunoturbidimetric method
2011
STAT-NAT®
Innovative stabilization technology for simple and standardized molecular diagnostics
2011
FOB Gold® NG
New generation of the latex turbidimetric quantitative determination of human haemoglobin in feces
2011
STAT-NAT® DNA-Mix
Universal and complete lyophilized master mix for gene amplification
2012
STAT-NAT® Malaria Screening
Multiplex PCR test for Malaria screening
2012
STAT-NAT® Malaria Typing
Multiplex PCR test for Malaria typing
2013
STAT-NAT® RNA-Mix
Universal and complete lyophilized one-step master mix for retrotranscription and nucleic acid amplification
2013
STAT-NAT® Leishmania Mix
Kit in PCR Real-Time per una diagnosi accurata e semplice della Leishmaniosi
2014
UIBC Liquid
Two liquid reagents for the measurement of UIBC (unsaturated iron-binding capacity) in serum
2015
ACE Liquid
Enzymatic method for the determination of angiotensin converting enzyme activity (ACE) in serum or plasma
2017
Lipase NG
New generation ready-to-use test for lipase measurement in serum or plasma
2018
CALiaGOLD®
Quantitative latex immunoassay for fecal calprotectin measurement
2019STAT-NAT® Adenovirus
Lyophilized RT qPCR mix for the detection and quantification of Adenovirus in human samples
2019STAT-NAT® BKV
Lyophilized RT qPCR mix for the detection and quantification of polyomavirus BK (BKV) in human samples
2019STAT-NAT® EBV
Lyophilized RT qPCR mix for the detection and quantification of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) in human samples
2019STAT-NAT® HHV-6
Lyophilized RT qPCR mix for the detection and quantification of Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in human samples
2019STAT-NAT® HSV1 and HSV-2
Lyophilized RT qPCR mix for the detection and quantification of Herpes Symplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and Type 2 (HSV-2) in human samples
2019STAT-NAT® VRE
Lyophilized qualitative RT PCR mix for the detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in samples extracted by cell culture
2020
STAT-NAT® COVID-19
Lyophilized Real-Time PCR mix for the detection of novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
2021
COVID-19 Serological Assays
Serological tests for quantitative and qualitative detection of total antibodies against Spike RBD S1 protein or Nucleocapsid (NC) protein of SARS-CoV-2
2022
New analyzers: SENTiFIT®800 e SENTiNAT®200
Fully automated analyzers. For high volume of fecal testing and multiparameter analyses for pathogen detection.
2023
Acquisition of Eureka Lab Division
Sentinel Diagnostics (Sentinel CH. SpA) extends its expertise and activities in the field of chromatography and mass spectrometry through the acquisition of EUREKA s.r.l.- LAB DIVISION