ISN Medical was established by Mr. Benjamin Ofungwu, a medical laboratory scientist, to solve the issue of poor medical diagnostics in hospitals, as patients valued therapeutic treatment over proper testing.
ISN Medical was incorporated in November 1976. We initially traded in Industrial Products (Project Technology) and Nutrition Products.
Following Distribution and Agency agreement with Boehringer Mannheim GmbH,Germany, we rebranded the company to concentrate on Scientific and Medical Products (Diagnostic Urinalysis Products, Clinical Chemistry and Immunology systems.) Registered Office was at No 33 Adebayo Mokuolu Street, Anthony Village, Lagos.
Dr. Don Anyanwu joined ISN to lead the Northern Nigeria operations.
Launched the Reflotron Dry Chemistry System at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. Reflotron system remains our most successful product to date. Moved from No 33 Adebayo Mokuolu Street, Anthony Village to No 143b Gbagada Expressway, Gbagada Phase 1, Lagos.
The Hitachi 704, our first Clinical Chemistry Auto-analyzer was sold to University College Hospital, Ibadan. Our main Clinical Chemistry system was the very versatile Photometer 4010 system, a single and batch Chemistry system. Photometer 4010 was phased out in Year 2000.
Major contracts in the 90’s include;
NNPC Industrial Hospitals, Kaduna and Warri – Clinical Chemistry systems.
Delta Steel Company, Aladja Warri – Complete Laboratory Development
Mobil Headquarters Clinic, Victoria Island, Lagos – Laboratory Development.
Shell Industrial Hospital, Port Harcourt – Clinical Chemistry Laboratory.
National Hospital, Abuja. – Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Development.
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri – Clinical Chemistry.
Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital, Zaria – Clinical Chemistry Laboratory.
ISN launched the sale of Accu-Chek in Nigeria, the leading Blood Glucose Monitoring System in the country today.
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