DPC and Allegiance Form Partnership

Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC), the largest worldwide independent manufacturer of immunodiagnostic systems and reagents, is very proud to announce its partnership with Allegiance Healthcare Corporation, the largest distributor of laboratory products in the United States, for the sale and marketing of IMMULITE® systems in the hospital market.

Allegiance supplies thousands of products and services to hospitals, laboratories, and other healthcare providers. Allegiance's catalog, the most comprehensive in the field, offers surgical instrumentation, procedure packs, oxygen masks, test tubes, intravenous solutions, patient-care supplies, instrumentation for clinical diagnosis, laboratory supplies and hundreds of other types of products. Allegiance provides not only products but also a unique set of innovative, integrated cost-management services, allowing hospitals to save money and focus on patient care rather than on supplies and logistics.

DPC, with its focus on immunochemistry systems, will provide both instrumentation and reagents to complement Allegiance's very extensive laboratory product portfolio. DPC has over 27 years of experience in the immunodiagnostics industry and has maintained its position as a technology leader through constant innovation and testing. DPC is ISO 9001 certified, which means the Company conforms to this demanding standard of quality management at every step of the immunoassay manufacturing process, to deliver the highest quality immunoassays and automated laboratory instrumentation available anywhere.

DPC looks forward to continuing current business and developing new areas of mutually rewarding partnerships. Please contact your local Allegiance Scientific Products or Diagnostic Products Corporation representative for more information.