- Founded in 1994 by Daniele Triva and Norman Sharples, Copan Diagnostics, Inc., a subsidiary of Copan Italia, was established to develop a close connection with the clinical microbiology scientific community in North and South America and to bring innovation in the pre-analytical phase of diagnostics. The company was also developed to foster relationships with the business community to establish the most efficient distribution channel for Copan products to users in North and South America.
Copan Diagnostics is the leading supplier of bacteriology swabs, viral transport media (VTM) and molecular systems in the world. Its innovations in pre-analytics include patented Flocked Swabs, ESwab, and UTM, which have been proven to advance the quality of traditional and contemporary microbiology assays through improved fluid-dynamics. Commitment to innovation in specimen processing lead to the launch of WASP: Walk-Away Specimen Processor enables the automatic planting and streaking of all types of bacteriological samples. The company has an extensive line of laboratory consumables, including inoculation loops and needles, spreaders, and transfer pipettes, as well as a line of SRK environmental swab systems and a line for Forensic applications 4N6. - molecular system, swabs, viral transport media, FLOCKED SWABS, FORENSICS, Bacteriology, Virus Transport
