Hologic, Inc - HOLX

Hologic, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies diagnostics products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products for women in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Diagnostics, Breast Health, Medical Aesthetics, GYN Surgical, and Skeletal Health. It offers Aptima family of assays, target capture/nucleic acid extraction technology, transcription-mediated amplification technology, hybridization protection and dual kinetic assay technologies, instrumentation, Invader chemistry platform, ThinPrep system, and rapid fetal fibronectin test products. It also provides breast imaging and related products, and accessories comprising digital and film-based mammography systems; computer-aided detection for mammography; minimally invasive breast biopsy devices; breast biopsy site markers; and breast biopsy guidance systems. In addition, it offers Dimensions platform, a mammography gantry for 2D and tomosynthesis image acquisition and display; C-View and Intelligent 2D, a software product that provides 2D images; Selenia digital mammography platform; and SecurView Workstation. Further, it provides SculpSure, MonaLisa Touch, Vectus diode, and Cellulaze laser devices; PicoSure and Icon aesthetic systems; MedLite, RevLite, Cynergy, Elite, and SmartLipo products; and system components. Additionally, it offers NovaSure system to treat women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding; MyoSure system for the hysteroscopic removal of fibroids; discovery and horizon X-ray bone densitometers that assess the bone density of fracture sites; and mini C-arm imaging systems to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures on a patient’s extremities, such as the hand, wrist, knee, foot, and ankle. The company sells its products through direct sales and service forces, and a network of independent distributors and sales representatives. Hologic, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.