Orion Recognised for Excellence

Orion has been granted  the ‘Recognised for Excellence’ award by Excellence Finland (Laatukeskus), a Finnish central organization for promoting quality and a member of the European EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management). The recognition was presented by the President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen at the quality awards ceremony in Helsinki on 10 November 2011, the World Quality Day.

The assessment criteria for granting the recognition for quality are those based on the EFQM Excellence Award. Operational quality is assessed from the aspects of leadership, strategy, people, partnerships, processes and products and services, using a variety of performance indicators.  The awarded companies represent excellent performance meeting the criteria of the EFQM Excellence Model.
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Orion Diagnostica receives innovation prize 2010 by Chemical Industry Finland

The surface cleaning test Orion Clean Card® PRO, developed by Orion Diagnostica in collaboration with VTT (The Technical Research centre of Finland), was awarded with the innovation prize of Chemical Industry Finland in spring 2010. The test is a new-generation chemical test for assessing and monitoring surface cleanliness. The test card, which is manufactured by roll-to-roll printing, is simple and rapid to use. The surface to be monitored is simply moistened and wiped with the test card. The result is available immediately, as a colour change indicates if protein residues remain on the surface.

The innovation successfully combines chemical expertise with various materials and advanced printing technology. In its reasoning, the Scientific Advisory Board emphasized the innovation’s multidisciplinary nature and the productive collaboration between the corporate and research sectors. The product has broad potential in the surface hygiene verification in fields like food industry and hospitals.  The Chemical Industry Innovation Award is a biennial award to recognise outstanding achievement with industrial-scale applications. The sum of the award is 20,000 euros.