MDS Company Description
MDS is on a mission to help medical professionals diagnose and treat disease. The life sciences company provides products and services for the development of drugs and other forms of health care treatment through its three business units. Its MDS Pharma Services division offers research services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the globe. MDS Analytical Technologies supplies scientific instruments, while the company's MDS Nordion makes medical isotopes for applications in molecular imaging, cancer treatment radiology, and product sterilization. Operating in some 30 countries, MDS distributes products to drug companies, medical device makers, and educational and government institutions worldwide.
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