Chairman's Message

Empowering individuals to take charge of their own health at home.

At Alere Inc., we believe that people all over the world want to be involved in their own healthcare while remaining in their homes and that, when they do so, they have an improved quality of life. By providing individuals with the tools and services they need to make better decisions at home, under medical supervision, we are able to help them improve their health or delay the progression of an existing chronic problem. Successful home management results in fewer urgent medical interventions and reduces the number of visits to and time spent in hospitals.  By improving patient outcomes, our programs also help to reduce healthcare costs considerably—which is a critical incentive for all payers.

Our research and development programs are focused on the discovery of new biomarkers that will allow for better management of several chronic conditions. We establish these markers in clinical practice first, among relevant specialists and hospital-based physicians. We then bring these new markers to the attention of internists and family practitioners for general use with their patients. Finally, as acceptance and understanding of the new marker expands, we develop an easy-to-use test that can be performed by a patient at home under remote medical supervision. This empowers individuals to change their medication and lifestyle, in consultation with their doctors, from the comfort of their own homes and leads to better health.

Our primary areas of focus are cardiology, infectious disease, women’s health, oncology and toxicology.  We see several opportunities to develop innovative health management programs in these areas, supported by advanced diagnostic and monitoring tools, that will help people look after themselves better.  We also expect to acquire technologies and products that, over time, will allow for our expansion into new medical issues, but our efforts will continue to be focused on enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home.

Ron Zwanziger

Chairman and CEO

Alere Inc.