Cholestech Corporation

Cholestech Corporation was acquired by Alere Inc. Cholestech Corporation manufactures and distributes diagnostic tools and point-of-care testing applications for immediate risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring of heart disease, inflammatory disorders, and diabetes. Its products include Cholestech LDX system that provides results for lipids, glucose, liver enzymes, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein at the point-of-care; Cholestech GDX, an A1C testing system that enables to monitor HbA1c levels as a measure of long-term glycemic control with a finger stick test. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in San Diego, California.