BIT Group announced the opening of EMD Shenzhen Ltd. its second Chinese manufacturing operation in Shenzhen, China and a joint venture with EDAN Instruments, Inc. EMD is now BIT’s primary contract manufacturing hub for China and Asia and is already active with four new clients, including EDAN. The additional capacity and capabilities provided by EMD will enable BIT to provide comprehensive IVD manufacturing capabilities and third-party Contract Manufacturing Services (CMS). EMD focuses on contract manufacturing of IVD instrumentation, and hematology reagent manufacturing under contract for OEMs. BIT’s clients benefit from the new facility through competitive product pricing as well as Chinese domestic supply of product, lower transport and import costs, and an expedited regulatory approvals process within the Chinese market. EMD provides BIT’s IVD technologies developed in the USA and Europe, and manufactures products for clients while adhering to the strict regulatory requirements of CFDA, FDA and ISO13485.