Our History

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2015
2016
2017
2018

1972

Foundation of Desai Laboratories

Dr.Pradeep Desai, a Pathologist and Scientist, establishes Desai Laboratories in small town of Surat in western India. As a passionate scientist, he starts manufacturing reagents for laboratory use for in vitro diagnostics

1976

Foundation of Span Diagnostics

Span Diagnostics was established to cater to the increasing demand of quality reagents.

1982

Expanded manufacturing facility at Udhna, Surat

Span Diagnostics expanded further and moved to larger facility at Udhna, a twin town of Surat.

1988

Established All India distribution network

1992

Commissioned Second Manufacturing facility at Sachin, Surat

A second, modern state-of-the-art world class facility with a built up area of 151,700 sq.ft was established at Sachin near Surat to manufacture IVD Equipments, Clinical chemistry reagents and kits, Immunodiagnostic reagents and kits. The facility is equipped with a modern animal house, Sterile manufacturing area, warehouse with ambient as well as cold room storage facility. The facility became the first WHO, Geneva approved facility to manufacture HIV and Malaria kits in india.

1994

Listed on Bombay Stock exchange

Span Diagnostics becomes the first Indian IVD company to be listed on Bombay Stock Exchange.

2008

Entered into Joint Venture with Nihon Kohden

Span Diagnostics joined hands with Nihon Kohden, Japan’s leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipments.

2015

Arkray Inc., Japan acquired the IVD Business

Arkray Inc., Japan, a leading healthcare company acquires the Indian IVD business of Span Diagnostics Ltd.

2016

Changed name to Span Divergent Ltd.

Span Diagnostics Ltd. rechristiened as Span Divergent Ltd. diversifies into two Verticals – Healthcare & Lifescience (HCLS), Food and Agriculture (FAB). Establishes four companies – BioSpan Scientific LLP, Span Diagnostics Products LLP, Dry Fruit Factory LLP, Aranya Agri Biotech.

2017

Launch of Biospan Scientific LLP

BioSpan Scientific LLP launches as a niche player, servicing the customers in India with world class products and services from global companies.

2018

The launch of Biospan Contamination Control Solutions

Biospan Contamination Control Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Joint Venture between Span Divergent Ltd. and Micronclean UK.  A niche organization focussed in the field of Cleanroom Contamination Control through product offerings for Cleanroom consumables, Autoclaving and sterilization monitoring products and Respiratory PAPR solutions.

Healthcare and life science vertical

Biospan Scientific LLP

BioSpan Scientific is a professional company with a selective product portfolio, associated with global companies of repute to bring advanced technologies in the areas of Cell culture, Protein research, Molecular Biology and Analytical Chemistry and provide end to end solutions.

Biospan Contamination Control Solutions Pvt Ltd

Biospan Contamination Control Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Joint Venture between Span Divergent Ltd. and Micronclean UK.  A niche organization focussed in the field of Cleanroom Contamination Control through product offerings for Cleanroom consumablesAutoclaving and sterilization monitoring products and ​​​​​​​Respiratory PAPR solutions.

About US

Span Divergent Ltd., formerly known as Span Diagnostics Ltd., is a public limited company listed on Bombay Stock Exchange as Span Divergent with a successful track record of more than four decades in the field of in vitro diagnostics. Span Diagnostics had its humble beginning in 1972 as Desai Laboratory and became the most respected company in the field of IVD. Because of its innovation-driven thinking and sheer commitment, Span Diagnostics Ltd. was established itself as a name to reckon with in the field of In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in India and the world; renowned for its best-in-class products and ethical business practices. During the years, Span Diagnostics manufactured and marketed the complete range of world calls IVD products and also entered into a number of successful global alliances.

Pursuant to sale of its IVD business to a large multinational company in the year 2015, Span Diagnostics has been renamed as Span Divergent Ltd.

Span Divergent Ltd. is now expanding its business in the segments of Food and Agriculture (FAB), Health care and Life sciences (HCLS)

Span Divergent HCLS Vertical will be operating under Span Diagnostic LLP, BioSpan Scientific LLP, Biospan Contamination Control Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in the areas of Healthcare, Medical Devices, Life science and Analytical product segments

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