COPAN GROUP

COPAN Group is composed of the following six companies: COPAN Italia, COPAN Flock Technologies, COPAN NewLab Engineering, COPAN Diagnostics, Inc., COPAN Wasp and COPAN Innovation Shanghai Limited.

COPAN ITALIA

Founded in 1979, as a small, family-owned distributor of disposable plastic lab components, it didn’t take long for COPAN Italia to take off. The company would grow quickly owing to improvements in product design. Thus, once provided with such advancements, COPAN was able to optimize manufacturing. COPAN revolutionized the world of collection and transport devices with key products and packaging improvements. In 1997, we began packaging our traditional line of bacteriology swabs in state-of-the-art VI-PAK Aluminum Foil packs to extend the product’s shelf-life by providing an oxygen-blocking barrier and protecting against damage from direct sunlight. COPAN Italia is now dedicated to standardized universal specimen collection and preservation systems for bacteriology, virology, molecular biology, forensic and environmental sampling.

COPAN FLOCK TECHNOLOGIES

Founded in 2003, COPAN Flock Technologies (formerly MicroRheologics) is a division of COPAN Group dedicated solely to developing innovative sample collection, transport and preservation solutions for diagnostic, biotechnology and life science companies. Such an entity enabled COPAN Group to channel all its medical, scientific and engineering expertise into a sector specifically focused on business-to-business customized solutions to diagnostic companies in the clinical, pharmaceutical, industrial and forensics field.

COPAN WASP

COPAN Wasp provides laboratory automation systems for sample processing in the Microbiology laboratory. COPAN’s WASP®, Walk-Away Specimen Processor, is a comprehensive system encompassing all aspects of automated specimen processing, planting and streaking, Gram slide preparation, enrichment broth inoculation and dispensing of antibiotic disks for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing. COPAN WASP® also manufactures WASPLab®. WASPLab®, a sophisticated barcode driven Microbiology specimen processor and work-up system, connects with WASP® using a conveyor track. WASPLab® moves samples from front end processing to full specimen management, automated incubation and digital Microbiology.

NEWLAB

NewLab is one of COPAN Group’s business units. Established in 2012, the division is in charge of OEM automations for diagnostic companies. Our in-house team has thus far worked on two instruments for the DNA databasing industry: CPA 200™ and CPA300™. With NewLab, you exploit our expertise in building automations while concentrating on the product commercialisation. Working with us avoids the extensive know-how needed to manage such complex projects. As such ,you obtain a proper product consummately fitted to your needs. These are some authentic reasons to work with us.

COPAN DIAGNOSTICS

When Norman Sharples struck up a conversation with Daniele Triva at a trade show in 1994, the British Microbiologist and business developer had no idea the meeting would bring about a permanent move in the United States. After all, expanding the Italian-based company into the North and South American market appeared like the perfect next step. Norman’s had but one stipulation: the company had to be located in Southern California close to the ocean. A year later COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. opened its doors in Corona, California with Norman as CEO. In 2007, the company moved to a larger facility in Murrieta, California. Two years after, COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. doubled its space by purchasing another building, a prerequisite to expand the repackaging and manufacturing of disposable loops and pipettes.

COPAN CHINA

COPAN was in possess of the “scale at speed” approach to penetrate one of the most developing world’s consumer markets. To serve the particularly burgeoning Chinese market, COPAN Innovation Shanghai Limited open its doors in Shanghai, China in 2011. The unit manages clinical product sales and business-to-business projects for the Chinese market. COPAN China has already started manufacturing products serving the growing needs of the local market.

COPAN JAPAN

COPAN Japan joins the family of innovation. The new corporate office in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture takes over the strategic promotion and distribution of COPAN’s Liquid Based Microbiology™ (LBM®) range in Japan. Adhering to the cutting-edges principles of the COPAN group of companies, the new Japan team serves as a touchstone to deliver the best possible customer service, excellent quality and the most advanced products. Note that balance, proportion, harmony and coordination are daily Japanese tasks. This vision is a driving force for the whole COPAN Group as we continue to pursue growth.