厦门鲎试剂厂于1983年成立,于2000年改制成功,是国内最大最早生产鲎试剂的厂家,本厂于1987年研制成功鼓浪屿牌鲎试剂(荣获1978-1979年度福建省重大科技成果二等奖,1983年卫生部甲级成果奖,1988年获卫生部科学技术进步三等奖),1988年获卫生部新试剂生产批件((88)卫药SJ-02号),1995年全国首家推出特异性鲎试剂,2005年又推出显色基质鲎试剂。专业提供显色基质(定量)鲎试剂、凝胶法鲎试剂(含0.03EU,0.06EU等高灵敏度)、动态浊度法鲎试剂、特异性鲎试剂、内毒素工作品及指示剂、辅剂及配套仪器、无热原耗材等一系列产品。
Chinese Horseshoe Crab Reagent Manufactory, CO., Ltd., Xiamen is a pioneer in the field of endotoxin detection by Tachypleus Amebocyte Lysate ( TAL ) reagents. TAL reagent was extracted from the blue blood of Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, the same reagent produced from the North American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus was commonly known as LAL reagent. Both TAL and LAL reagent have the same function for endotoxin ( pyrogen ) detection.
The company located in the island city of Xiamen in Southeast China Sea, which you can see horseshoe crabs in the beaches during summer time. The company’s founder Wu Weihong started to produces TAL reagent in the late 1970’s. In 1983, the company’s technology “TAL Reagent Manufacture Process and Quality Control” rewarded the first grade Chinese Health Ministry Innovation Award. The company became the first manufacturer licensed by China Food and Drug Administration to manufacture TAL for use as an endotoxin quality control test in the pharmaceutical and medical device markets.