Hologic
Hologic is a medical technology company primarily focused on women's health and beauty; it develops, manufactures, and supplies diagnostics products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products for women. The company operates through four segments: Diagnostics, Breast Health, GYN Surgical, and Skeletal Health.
History[edit | edit source]
Hologic was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The company has a global presence with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Products and Services[edit | edit source]
Hologic's product portfolio is diverse and designed to improve patient outcomes. The company's primary focus is on healthcare for women, providing innovative technologies for mammography and breast biopsy, cervical cancer screening, treatment of menorrhagia, osteoporosis assessment, preterm birth risk assessment, mini C-arm for extremity imaging, and molecular diagnostic products such as reagents for a broad range of DNA and RNA analysis applications.
Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
The Diagnostics segment provides FDA-approved products for the screening and diagnosis of human diseases. Hologic's diagnostic products are designed to increase the early detection and treatment of diseases.
Breast Health[edit | edit source]
The Breast Health segment provides cutting-edge digital and film-based mammography systems, computer-aided detection (CAD), breast biopsy devices, breast biopsy site markers, and breast biopsy guidance systems.
GYN Surgical[edit | edit source]
The GYN Surgical segment provides the NovaSure Endometrial Ablation System, the MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System, and the Fluent Fluid Management System.
Skeletal Health[edit | edit source]
The Skeletal Health segment provides the Discovery DXA System, an imaging device that measures bone density for the assessment of osteoporosis.
External Links[edit | edit source]
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