Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd, provide the OC-Sensor FIT system; the worldwide leading FIT screening test for the early detection of colorectal cancer.
Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd was founded in 1939 in Japan and started it's business as a manufacturer of microbiological diagnostics. Since then, Eiken have contributed to medical advances, by focusing their development on a variety of clinical diagnostics. The company is an internationally recognised manufacturer of biochemical, immunological and serological diagnostic tests along with automated analysers
By 1987, Eiken had begun to develop and market immunochemical stool tests for the early detection of colorectal cancer. Through these years of experience, as well as continuous research and development, the OC-Sensor FIT system is now regarded as the most recognised FIT screening test worldwide. The OC-Sensor FIT test is already being used as a FIT screening test in many national colorectal cancer prevention programmes worldwide.
Further information can be found on the Eiken website