Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets instruments and consumables that automate tissue preparation and slide staining in anatomical pathology and drug discovery laboratories. The Company's products are designed to provide users with automated high-quality and consistent results with high throughput and significant labor savings. The Company's clinical systems are important tools used in anatomical pathology labs to analyze human tissue to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Its drug discovery systems are used by large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to accelerate the discovery of new drug targets and to evaluate the safety of new drug compounds.
