2008 Second Quarter Highlights

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Press Releases

• Abbott Announces Labs Are Vital™ Facebook Scholarship Contest Winners (April 24)
• International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Forms Partnership with the Labs Are Vital™ Initiative (April 4)

Feature Stories

• Abbott's Commitment to Clinical Chemistry
• Expanded Service and Support offerings
• Diabetes Prevalence & HbA1c Testing

Product Launches

Automation

• Instrument Manager (Jun 2008)

Drugs of Abuse/Toxicology

• ARCHITECT c16000 Amphetamine/ Methamphetamine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Amphetamine/ Methamphetamine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Barbiturates (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Barbiturates (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Benzodiazepines (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Benzodiazepines (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Cannabinoids (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Cannabinoids (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Cocaine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Cocaine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Ecstasy (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Ecstasy (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Ethanol (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Ethanol (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Methadone (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Methadone (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Opiates (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Opiates (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Phencyclidine (PCP) (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Phencyclidine (PCP) (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Propoxyphene (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Propoxyphene (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Salicylate (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Salicylate (May 2008)

General Chemistry

• ARCHITECT c8000 Creatinine (Enzymatic) (Apr 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci8200 Integrated System Creatinine (Enzymatic) (Apr 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Creatinine (Enzymatic) (Apr 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Creatinine (Enzymatic) (Apr 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Urine/CSF Protein (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Urine/CSF Protein (May 2008)

Hematology

• CELL-DYN Emerald (May 2008)

Immunochemistry

• ARCHITECT i1000SR (Apr 2008)

Metabolic

• ARCHITECT i2000 C-Peptide (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT i2000SR C-Peptide (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci8200 Integrated System C-Peptide (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System C-Peptide (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT i4000SR C-Peptide (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Glycated Hemoglobin (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Glycated Hemoglobin (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT i2000 Homocysteine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT i2000SR Homocysteine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci8200 Integrated System Homocysteine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Homocysteine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT i4000SR Homocysteine (May 2008)

Special Chemistry

• ARCHITECT c16000 Cholinesterase/Dibucain (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Cholinesterase/Dibucain (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Copper (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Copper (May 2008)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

• ARCHITECT c16000 Digoxin (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Digoxin (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Gentamicin (Jun 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Gentamicin (Jun 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Quinidine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Quinidine (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT c16000 Valproic Acid (May 2008)
• ARCHITECT ci16200 Integrated System Valproic Acid (May 2008)

Transfusion

• Verax (May 2008)

Explorations & Innovations

• Transplantation 2008: Challenges Moving Forward (April 15th, 2008)
  
• Fluorescent Analysis of Erythrocytes (April 22th, 2008)
  
• Improving Hepatitis C Diagnosis: Development and Benefits of the CDC Guidelines for Anti-HCV Testing and Result Reporting (May 21st, 2008)
  
• Beyond B: The Changing HIV-1 Virus and its Implications for Diagnostics and Patient Management — Molecular Diagnostics Webcast (June 5th, 2008)
  
• Understanding the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (June 19th, 2008)
  

Other 2008 Highlights

• 2008 First Quarter
• 2008 Second Quarter

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