Abaxis was an American medical technology company that specialized in point-of-care blood testing for both human and veterinary purposes.
It is noted for its attempt at developing a portable blood analyzer that can immediately yield data for doctors.
It was founded to develop a machine capable of analyzing blood and provide doctors readings on 80 tests within a few minutes.
[5] Abaxis introduced its first commercial product, VetScan, in 1994, followed by its first human diagnostic technology, Piccolo, in 1995.
[3] In May 2018, Zoetis announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Abaxis,[6] and the acquisition was finalized in July of that year.