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Update: Steady progress, expected acceleration

Stratec, the German designer and builder of automated OEM diagnostic systems, is poised for rapid growth in 2016 and 2017 due to the intensive level of activity on new systems in the late-development and pre-launch, ramp-up stages. A new development area of liquid cancer biopsy analysis is being developed plus smaller, flexible systems. Revenue CAGR guidance remains at 8-12% for 2013-17, so growth should be stronger from 2016. Management expects FY15 EBIT margin over 17.9%. It is considering acquisitions that may affect dividends; Q3 cash was €54.7m.
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STRATEC SE

STRATEC Biomedical designs and manufactures automation solutions and technologies for use mainly in in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) and in other regulated markets. IVD refers to those diagnostics activities performed outside the body in a glass or in test receptacles in a laboratory. Co. operates through two segments: Instrumentation and All Other. In the Instrumentation segment, Co. designs and manufactures fully automated analyzer systems for its clinical diagnostics and biotechnology customers. In its all other segment, Co. develops workflow software for networking several analyzer systems and develops and sells scientific materials and technologies such as nucleic acid purification.

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