History

Sentinel Diagnostics was founded in Milan in 1983 and right from the outset it has continued to invest its energy,
and use the experience gained, in the development and production of diagnostic kits for Clinical Chemistry
and Immunology.

Today the Sentinel® brand is well known and appreciated on a worldwide scale, thanks to the increasingly fruitful partnerships with prestigious companies (Abbott, Beckman-Coulter, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Siemens, etc.) in the diagnostics sector that have chosen Sentinel Diagnostics as the ideal partner for the realization of diagnostics kits dedicated for use on their automated analyzers.

Sentinel Diagnostics, based on over twenty years’ experience gained in clinical analysis laboratories  - Laboratory – is now also active in Point of Care Testing – PoCT – and in food analysis – Food Analysis -

Listed below are some of the most significant products developed by Sentinel

2011   FOB Gold™ NG  
2011   Stat-Nat  
2010   Syphilis TP  
2010   FOB Gold™ Tube NG New Generation fecal collection device to be used as a primary tube on automated analyzers
2009   Cistatina C Latex Immunoturbidimetric method
2008   Homocysteine Enzymatic Colorimetric Method -  bi-reagent
2008   CK-MB IFCC Optimized Immunological Kinetic Method
2007   CRP Vario High sensitive latex Turbidimetric method with wide measuring range
2006   Creatinine Enzymatic Enzymatic Colorimetric Method – sarcosine oxidase
2005   HbA1c One-step Latex Direct Method
2004   FOB Gold™ First  quantitative Immunological test for the determination of human hemoglobin in feces in complete automation using a patented collection system, which can be adapted for use on most automated analyzers
2004   Ammonia Direct Enzymatic Method
2003   ALT Microwell IFCC Optimized Enzymatic Colorimetric method on microplate)
2002   CRP Ultra High sensitive latex Turbidimetric method
2001   Lithium Direct Colorimetric Method with porphyrin complex
1998   Cholinesterase Optimized DGKC method - 1998 - 510(k) FDA: K981800
1996   Lipase Direct method - Substrate Methylresorufin - derivative - 1996 - 510(k) FDA: K961179
1995   Magnesium Enzymatic UV method
1992   Zinc Direct method - Chromogen 5Br-PAPS
1990   Copper Direct method - Chromogen DiBr-PAESA
1989   Inorganic Phosphorus Enzymatic Colorimetric Method
1988   Total & Direct Bilirubin Colorimetric Method - Bilirubin Oxidase
1984   Ferro Direct method - Chromogen FERENE S