{"id":37652,"date":"2025-07-10T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/sterile-packaging-solutions-old-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:09:36","slug":"diagnostics-case-study-sysmex-astrego","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/de\/medical-polymer-solutions\/diagnostics-case-study-sysmex-astrego\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostics Case Study: Elos Medtech and Sysmex-Astrego"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-37652\" data-postid=\"37652\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-37652 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-mobile-padding=\"1px,1px\" data-desktop-padding=\"2em,2em\" data-zoom-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"taie655\" id=\"defaultRow-2-2\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row default-row fullwidth_row_container tb_taie655 tb_first tf_w\">\n           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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_36l0104 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7sew650 first\">\n                    <!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_9c4z160\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a 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-92\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sysmex_Astrego-92.webp 1920w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sysmex_Astrego-92-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sysmex_Astrego-92-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sysmex_Astrego-92-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sysmex_Astrego-92-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_kffe002 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bd3l603    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Background and Origins<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_n59f131\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_w31t856 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ti3v315\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Astrego Diagnostics AB, now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysmex-astrego.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sysmex Astrego<\/a>, was founded in March 2017 by a team of eight individuals, four from academia and four from the medical diagnostic industry. The business idea centred around core technology developed at Uppsala University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elos were contacted a few months after the company was founded, though collaboration didn\u2019t begin in earnest until 2020. The early years were spent developing rapid prototypes and refining their technology independently before seeking manufacturing support.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9xwe113 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_2his705 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sfb2660    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Team Formation and Early Strategy<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_7hn8101\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_3rkk464 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1qst505\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The founders of Astrego came together through a network in Uppsala, and from the outset, the team knew the main aim of their project: to develop a near-patient testing platform in the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) space.<\/p>\n<p>The team decided to focus specifically on urinary tract infections (UTIs). This decision was driven by the prevalence of UTIs and their significant contribution to antibiotic use, making them an ideal starting point to combat antimicrobial resistance.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_s38m518 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tds1385 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-37852\" title=\"Copy of SYSMEX-ASTRGO CASE STUDY\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY.png 864w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY-768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_244b530 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_053y700 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3ixs906 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EMSK-Clean-room-10-1-683x1024-661x626.webp\" width=\"661\" height=\"626\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-37855\" title=\"EMSK Clean room 10 (1)\" alt=\"\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_wwq0091 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cgbn063    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Collaboration with Elos Medtech\u00a0<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_jqq2595\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_bxzy397 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4vmq020\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Although Astrego had initial discussions with Elos soon after founding, the real collaboration started late in 2019 when the project moved from a the feasibility phase into full-scale product development.<\/p>\n<p>Elos Medtech was selected as a manufacturing partner from a shortlist of six European companies. Key deciding factors included Elos\u2019s ability to support both small-volume prototyping and high-volume production, available production capacity, and willingness to grow alongside the startup.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Elos provided a few key parts of the diagnostic cartridge, such as the reagent reservoir, parts of the nanofluidic chip, and the top lid. Over time, Elos began supplying more components, including valves and other detailed polymer parts, and took on some assembly steps. The collaboration gradually deepened as Astrego scaled operations.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dob6040 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8171350 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_njq2252    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Growth, Facilities, and Production Scaling<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_m4es336\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_2dol336 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hr5w031\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Astrego expanded rapidly, going from producing a handful of prototypes daily to thousands of units per month. They developed and scaled their operations in parallel, to accommodate growing R&amp;D, production, and lab needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The production journey included building ISO 13485 compliant processes, obtaining certifications, and eventually launching the PA-100 diagnostic system system in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In May 2022 Astrego Diagnostics was acquired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysmex.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sysmex Corporation<\/a> (Kobe, Japan) a global medical diagnostic player and changed name to Sysmex Astrego.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_suk4103 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0x4f226 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-37856\" title=\"Longitude\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude.jpg 600w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_j5th519 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_knhr519 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1ohw519 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA-100-101-1024x768-1-661x626.jpg\" width=\"661\" height=\"626\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-37857\" title=\"PA-100-101-1024x768\" alt=\"\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_er9h519 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7tgs519    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Recognition and Continuity<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_rckf519\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_u6bi519 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hgut519\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>In 2024, the company received the prestigious Longitude Prize, validating their innovation and boosting visibility. Their PA-100 diagnostic system is now showcased at the Science Museum in London alongside Alexander Fleming\u2019s discovery of penicillin.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7ujf550 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3rf2660 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v82v002    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 class=\"p1\">Let\u2019s bring your idea to market\u2014together.<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_g8i7350 hide-mobile\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_3fto060 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6ugp400\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Elos Medtech is your trusted partner for product development and manufacturing solutions. 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The business idea centred around core technology developed at Uppsala University.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Elos were contacted a few months after the company was founded, though collaboration didn\u2019t begin in earnest until 2020. The early years were spent developing rapid prototypes and refining their technology independently before seeking manufacturing support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Team Formation and Early Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>The founders of Astrego came together through a network in Uppsala, and from the outset, the team knew the main aim of their project: to develop a near-patient testing platform in the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) space.<\/p> <p>The team decided to focus specifically on urinary tract infections (UTIs). This decision was driven by the prevalence of UTIs and their significant contribution to antibiotic use, making them an ideal starting point to combat antimicrobial resistance.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY.png\" title=\"Copy of SYSMEX-ASTRGO CASE STUDY\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY.png 864w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-SYSMEX-ASTRGO-CASE-STUDY-768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EMSK-Clean-room-10-1-683x1024-661x626.webp\" width=\"661\" height=\"626\" title=\"EMSK Clean room 10 (1)\" alt=\"\">\n<h2>Collaboration with Elos Medtech\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Although Astrego had initial discussions with Elos soon after founding, the real collaboration started late in 2019 when the project moved from a the feasibility phase into full-scale product development.<\/p> <p>Elos Medtech was selected as a manufacturing partner from a shortlist of six European companies. Key deciding factors included Elos\u2019s ability to support both small-volume prototyping and high-volume production, available production capacity, and willingness to grow alongside the startup.<\/p> <p>Initially, Elos provided a few key parts of the diagnostic cartridge, such as the reagent reservoir, parts of the nanofluidic chip, and the top lid. Over time, Elos began supplying more components, including valves and other detailed polymer parts, and took on some assembly steps. The collaboration gradually deepened as Astrego scaled operations.<\/p>\n<h2>Growth, Facilities, and Production Scaling<\/h2>\n<p>Astrego expanded rapidly, going from producing a handful of prototypes daily to thousands of units per month. They developed and scaled their operations in parallel, to accommodate growing R&amp;D, production, and lab needs.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The production journey included building ISO 13485 compliant processes, obtaining certifications, and eventually launching the PA-100 diagnostic system system in 2023.\u00a0<\/p> <p>In May 2022 Astrego Diagnostics was acquired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysmex.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sysmex Corporation<\/a> (Kobe, Japan) a global medical diagnostic player and changed name to Sysmex Astrego.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude.jpg\" title=\"Longitude\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude.jpg 600w, https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longitude-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/elosmedtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PA-100-101-1024x768-1-661x626.jpg\" width=\"661\" height=\"626\" title=\"PA-100-101-1024x768\" alt=\"\">\n<h2>Recognition and Continuity<\/h2>\n<p>In 2024, the company received the prestigious Longitude Prize, validating their innovation and boosting visibility. 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