BD Life Sciences-Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), in collaboration with Christian Medical College – Vellore has launched its second Center of Excellence (CoE)in flow cytometry for clinical research in India.

The CoE will serve as the National Reference Center for clinical diagnostics applications, wherein haematologists, physicians, lab specialists from across India can come together to deliberate and discuss standardisation and best practices in clinical flow cytometry. 

The CoE at CMC Vellore will help to push the bounds of clinical research, provide opportunities for knowledge exchange and conduct diagnoses with higher accuracy to achieve a faster turnaround of reports and better patient outcomes. 

The CoE is equipped with a comprehensive range of flow cytometer instruments like BD FACSLyric, BD FACS Canto II, BD FACS Canto 10C and BD Accuri C6 Plus that will help in increasing awareness about the role of flow cytometry in clinical diagnostics among healthcare professionals.

Puneet Talwar, Business Director- India/ South Asia, BD Lifesciences- Biosciences added, “With the establishment of the Centre of Excellence in flow cytometry, we will be writing a new chapter for our academic collaboration. This will give us a platform to train and educate many more pathologists and haematologists in the country in multicolour flow cytometry analysis.”