Spark of Invention Burns Brightby Brian Sattler It is an entrepreneurial epicenter - a world-class business with far reaching implications - found in unpretentious buildings that belie the cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art manufacturing within. The research headed by Tipton and Ann Golias has led to break-through discoveries. Read the full article. |
About Helena
Helena Laboratories is a clinical laboratory instrument and reagent manufacturer. Our clients include major medical centers, small hospitals, large reference laboratories and small private doctor's laboratories.
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Helena History
● Founded and still privately held by Tipton & Ann Golias
● Started in 1966 in Taylor, MI
● Relocated in 1970 to Beaumont, Texas
● Subsidiaries and distributors worldwide
Helena Today
● Primary manufacturing center in Beaumont, Texas
● Over 800 employees
● Subsidiaries and distributors worldwide
Helena Hallmarks
Founded on product innovations
● Rigid support Titan III cellulose acetate revolutionized clinical electrophoresis
● Introduced the concept of the CK/LD Cardiac Profile
● First use of artificial intelligence in clinical lab diagnostics
● First clinical use of IgG IEF for detecting oligoclonal banding in MS
● 1983 - First use of a personal computer in clinical diagnostic instrument
U.S. Location
Corporate headquarters, located in Beaumont, Texas (a major port city 80 miles east of Houston) is comprised of over a quarter million square feet of research, manufacturing, inventory, engineering and administrative facilities. Approximately 75 field specialists are located in major cities throughout the United States.