History
Early in its existence JNIMC developed rapid and western blot diagnostic test kits for Malaria TB and HIV. JNI was the first company to screen about 2 million pregnant women for the presence of HIV in South East Asia from 1999 – 2002. This resulted in many HIV-free births because the hospitals were able to treat the HIV positive pregnant women with Antiretroviral drugs. A rapid Tuberculosis test was developed by the company and demonstrated its diagnostic potential by screening 400 TB positive and negative serum samples from various hospitals in India. The results showed that the combination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens improved the diagnostic specificity and sensitivity of the tests. The diagnostic products of the company have been used in more than 30 countries for screening infectious diseases. Early in 2003 the U.S. invented diagnostic technology was acquired by China and India. Within one Year the U.S. production costs became too high to effectively market U.S. made diagnostics so JNI began concentrating on its vaccine division.
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