A biotechnology company that detects pathogens and mutations to diagnose syndromic infectious disease
Biofire Diagnostics, LLC is a biotechnology company that provides syndromic infectious disease diagnostic services. The Salt Lake City-based company was founded in 1990. In 2013, the company was acquired by France-based biotechnology and health diagnostics company BioMérieux, becoming BioMérieux’s Global Center of Excellence for Molecular Diagnostics.
Biofire produced the BioFire FilmArray System for comprehensive multiplex PCR testing. The FDA-cleared BioFire System panels test for viruses, bacteria, parasites, yeast, and antimicrobial resistance genes. The company has used its extensive patent portfolio to successfully market nearly 200 products to the clinical, research and military markets. For many pathogens, Biofire has both FDA-cleared and CE-IVD marked assays.