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Japan's Sysmex raided by JFTC over suspected tie-in sales of blood analysis machines

By Toko Sekiguchi ( June 4, 2024, 05:39 GMT | Insight) -- The world’s top hematology analyzer maker, Sysmex, was raided by Japan’s antitrust watchdog today for suspected tie-in sales of reagents to be used with its blood-analysis equipment. The Japanese company is suspected of having pushed its testing-chemical substance for exclusive use in its blood-coagulation analyzers, MLex was told, in a possible violation of the Antimonopoly Act.Sysmex, the world’s top producer of hematology analyzers, was raided by Japan’s antitrust watchdog today for suspected tie-in sales of reagents to be used with its blood-analysis equipment....

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