Private company

DiaSorin

Logo: DiaSorin S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Italian biotechnology company

Diasorin S.p.A. is an Italian multinational biotechnology company that produces and markets in vitro diagnostics reagent kits used in immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics and since July 2021, it is also active in the Life Science business. The group was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy. Its production is at several plants located in Europe and the United States: Saluggia and Gerenzano (Italy), Dietzenbach (Germany), Stillwater, Minnesota (US), Dartford (UK).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1
  • Industrybiotechnology1
  • HeadquartersSaluggia1
  • Founded inSaluggia1
  • Websitediasoringroup.com
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1
  • LEI8156002878BDF0EE43483
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVIA CRESCENTINO, SNC, 13040 Saluggia, Italy3
  • Registered withInfocamere, 131442901553

Diasorin S.p.A. is an Italian multinational biotechnology company that produces and markets in vitro diagnostics reagent kits used in immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics and since July 2021, it is also active in the Life Science business. The group was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy.2

Corporate structure

DiaSorin is part of a group headed by FINDE S.P.A.. 12 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • FINDE S.P.A. Torino, Italy
    • DiaSorin Saluggia, Italy
      • Luminex Subsidiary · Austin, Texas, United States
        • Luminex (Canada) Subsidiary · Canada
      • DIASORIN INC. Subsidiary · Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
      • DIASORIN ITALIA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Saluggia, Italy
    • COMBO MILANO S.R.L. Subsidiary · 100% · Torino, Italy
    • COMPAGNIA IMMOBILIARE BANCHETTE S.R.L. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
    • ERIDANO S.R.L. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
    • ICT S.R.L. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
    • IP INVESTIMENTI E PARTECIPAZIONI S.R.L. O BREVEMENTE IP S.R.L. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
    • LUMINEX MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The origins of the company date back to 1968, when near on an initiative of Fiat and Montecatini, the "Sorin Biomedica" was founded by the "Società Ricerche Impianti Nucleari - Sorin". In 1997 American Standard acquired Sorin Biomedica, together with Immunonuclear Corporation (Incstar, Inc.). The two companies formed the Medical System Group of American Standard that later on came to include also Sienna Biotech, Inc Diasorin became an independent Italian group in 2000, through a management buyout operation led by Carlo Rosa and Gustavo Denegri.

The etymology of the name contains the acronym of Sorin, "Nuclear plant research company", the company established in the 1960s, and "Dia" which stands for Diagnostics. In 1997 Sorin decided to build upon the activities relating to in vitro diagnostics into a company that took on the name of Diasorin Vercelli.

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Products and brands

  • medical test

Listed on Wikidata.1

The research team of about 200 people is dedicated to the development of solutions for specialized tests to support doctors and laboratory managers in the processing of diagnoses of even niche diseases. The technologies of immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics applied to the tests of Diasorin are based on automated technological platforms developed by partner companies based on specifications indicated by Diasorin. Such platforms are open to interconnection with the ones of other diagnostic operators.

Analysis kits

Diasorin tests are biochemical components that aim to determine the presence of a specific element (virus, hormone, etc.) in the sample taken from the patient. The two technologies used, immunodiagnostic and molecular diagnostic, identify the presence of the component sought—even in minimal quantities, to define its characteristics.

The areas of Diasorin's offer for analysis kits in the specialty immunodiagnostics sector are the following:

• Infectious diseases

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• Gastrointestinal infections

• Bone and mineral metabolism

• Endocrinology

• Hypertension

• Oncology

• Onco-hematology

• Autoimmunity

In particular, in the field of molecular diagnostics, Diasorin has focused its research on the area of infectious diseases, with tests based on different matrices—including blood, cerebrospinal fluid, skin, and mucocutaneous swabs.

LIAISON XL

The LIAISON XL is the automated analyzer that integrates the menu of specialty diagnostic tests offered by the Group. The platform can be used both in stand-alone configuration and through the connection of the instrument to the Laboratory Automation Systems of the leading players on the market.

LIAISON XS

The LIAISON XS analyzer, currently available in European countries, is designed for analysis laboratories with low-medium throughput needs that can take advantage of this new platform for specific needs related to specialty tests.

From Wikipedia’s article on DiaSorin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Jul 14, 2021Acquired Luminex1

In 2002 Diasorin acquired BYC Sangtec and the rights to the Liaison platform. The commercial expansion led to the opening of new branches in Mexico, Israel, and China. The Liaison portfolio was enriched with products for new and clinical specialty areas. In the same year, tests previously developed with ELISA technology were converted to the most recent and automated CLIA.

On July 19, 2007, the Diasorin title debuted at Borsa Italiana Stock Exchange.

In 2014 the company obtained the approval of hepatitis and retrovirus tests in China; in the same year, Diasorin launched new tests to detect leukemias. Diasorin Group signed an agreement in 2015 with Beckman Coulter for the commercialization in China of Diasorin hepatitis and HIV tests. In 2016, Diasorin and Beckman Coulter signed an additional partnership, with the aim to provide customers in the U.S. the same hepatitis and HIV tests. The two companies are working together to submit the products to the Food and Drug administration (FDA) for approval and commercialization in the U.S. In this year, the group acquired of Focus Diagnostics’ business unit, enabling it to expand its activities in molecular diagnostics.

In 2017, a partnership with Qiagen offered an automated solution for detection of tuberculosis with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus available on the Liaison analyzers. That was also the year of the Siemens Healthineers ELISA business acquisition.

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In October 2018 the Saluggia branch began a partnership with Meridian for the distribution of a Helicobacter pylori detection test in the United States and United Kingdom. The companies have put in place a framework under which they may work together on the development of new tests and products.

In 2019 the commercial launch of Liaison XS approval of latent tuberculosis test in the United States.

In 2020 Diasorin signed an exclusive license agreement with TTP for the automation of molecular diagnostic tests on a Point-of-Care platform.

In September 2020 Diasorin and MeMed started a strategic partnership for the development and commercialization of a diagnostic solution based on the patients' immune response that can differentiate between bacterial and viral infections.

In April 2021, in partnership with QIAGEN, Diasorin launched in countries accepting the CE Mark the LIAISON LymeDetect test for the early diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis, based on the QuantiFERON technology.

On 14 July 2021 Diasorin announced the completion of the acquisition of Luminex Corporation.

From Wikipedia’s article on DiaSorin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jul 2, 2024Parent Directly consolidated by FINDE S.P.A.3
  2. 2000Founded Founded in Saluggia1

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