ThE POSITIVE ChOICE founded in 2002, Hart biologicals Ltd. is based in Hartlepool in North-East England. The company recently relocated to a purpose-built manufacturing facility on the Queens Meadow estate in the town.The Hartlepool facility is engaged in the research, development manufacture and marketing of a range of in vitro diagnostic products for use in the detection, prevention and monitoring of a number of medical conditions related to haemostasis and platelet function. Hart Biological’s products are based upon whole blood or blood plasma clotting technology or whole blood and platelet rich plasma platelet aggregation and platelet function test principles, technologies available in almost all pathology laboratories world-wide. The company’s products have the potential to save the National Health Service significant amounts of money – the Manchester Capillary Reagent enables hospitals and community clinics to undertake oral anticoagulant monitoring (INR testing for warfarin drugs) at a fraction of the cost of other test systems. This is an important consideration for a patient group that is growing significantly year on year. Hart Biological’s expertise, strong quality system, solid infrastructure, expert and dedicated staff and state of the art manufacturing facilities have attracted partners ranging from small start up companies and universities to large multinational corporations. As a small company, Hart Biologicals can respond quickly to the needs of our partners
and dedicate the best minds to their projects. Hart Biologicals provides contract services including Product Development, Regulatory Submission, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Global Product Distribution. Recent investment in state-of-the art freeze drying and automated liquid filling facilities ensure Hart Biologicals stays at the forefront of industry requirements. Last year, 2009, was Hart Biological’s most successful year to date, increasing turnover by 66% and doubling exports. This success was also reflected in staffing, with the number of staff increasing from 6 to 11 during the year. The ongoing success of Hart Biologicals has been recognised both locally and nationally with a series of business awards. The company recently won the Export Business of the Year and Manufacturing Business of the Year awards at the annual Hartlepool Business Awards ceremony Hart Biologicals is committed, through the company’s vision and capabilities, to providing innovative and quality medical products to meet the needs of the ever changing healthcare field in a highly regulated industry environment. hart biologicals Ltd 2 Rivergreen business Centre Queens Meadow hartlepool TS25 2DL Tel: +44-(0)1429 271100 www.hartbio.com
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