Company Profile

Immunostics Inc became Viral Antigens Inc which was acquired by Meridian Life Science, Inc.. Immunostics Inc has commercialized techniques for producing high quality antigens and viral components and attaching them to latex beads. Research on rubella virus at the University of Tennessee at Memphis led to the development of a novel test to detect rubella virus specific antibodies. The test was licensed to Becton Dickinson (BD) to market the product with VAI manufacturing the rubella coated latex beads. BD's Rubascan Test Kit was highly successful capturing 50% market share within the first three years. VAI went on to develop CMV and VZV coated latex beads to expand BD's product line