Mediclone Biotech Pvt Ltd (India)

Mediclone Biotech Pvt. Ltd., a medical biotechnology company started in 1996 by a group of biotechnologists whom were trained in Europe and USA with intent to indigenously manufacture various medical diagnostic and therapeutic tools using the state of the art Hybridoma Technology. To start with, Mediclone Biotech developed several monoclonals for various diagnostically relevant antigens such as Blood group antigens, Viral antigens (Hbs Ag), Harmones etc., and successfully designed diagnostic kits for the clinical laboratories. Blood grouping monoclonal antibody kits of Mediclone is an unique formulation for the first time in India to be produced and the kits were marketed through one of the top 10 pharma majors of India, Cadila Healthcare, Ahmedabad for first 5 years under the brand name “Icon”.The thrust of Mediclone to develop new diagnostic kits never stopped and new products been launched in regular intervals which include Typhoid testing kit, Syphilis testing kit, Rheumatic diseases diagnostic kit, Hepatitis B surface antigen detection kit, Diabetic and Kidney function detection and management kits are already in the market and regularly available for usage. Mediclone biotech is having well equipped in-house Q.C and Q.A. laboratories to produce quality products as per U.S.P and I.P. Based on the merits and performance, Mediclone was accredited by WHO for quality production of various diagnostic products in the year 2003. Mediclone still have several monoclonal antibodies in stock to be evaluated for various cancer cell surface antigens. Many of these antibodies will be useful for tumor diagnosis and typing. Several intermediate filament proteins antibodies are under evaluation to develop a comprehensive tumor typing kit (carcinoma – Sarcoma – Lymphoma typing) for immuno histo-pathologists and immune-cytologists. Mediclone has a unique one step assay development facility to produce rapid diagno.