The launch of Clinistix^® by Ames – the first dip-and-read test for glucose in urine.

Dextrostix^® were developed by Ames as the first test strip for glucose in blood.

The Ames Division developed and introduced the Ames Reflectance Meter, the first portable blood glucose meter.

The launch of the Glucometer^® - the first personal blood glucose meter for people with diabetes.

Glucometer^® II, the first blood glucose meter to provide a memory for results is developed

Introduction of Glucometer^® M, the first meter with event markers and a computer interface.

The launch of Glucofacts^® – the first PC software application for the analysis of blood glucose data from the Glucometer^® M.

Glucofacts^® Data Link is developed – the first telephone modem to allow data from a home blood glucose meter to be sent electronically to a doctor.

Introduction of the Ascensia^® Glucometer Elite^® – the first meter with capillary gap or ‘sip-in’ technology and the first ‘low volume’ (3 microliter) blood glucose monitoring system.

Introduction of the Glucometer^® Dex^® and Glucometer^® Esprit^®, the first consumer cartridge-based multi-strip systems for blood glucose monitoring. Launch of Ascensia^® Microlet Vaculance^® – the first lancing device that was designed to enhance blood collection from sites other than the fingertips.

Bayer introduced the Ascensia^® Contour^® meter – the first single-strip system with No Coding^TM technology.

Bayer introduced the Ascensia^® Breeze^® meter.

The Ascensia^® BREEZE^® Blood Glucose Monitoring System is the first blood glucose meter to be recognized by the Arthritis Foundation as a meter designed for the more than 8 million Americans with arthritis who also have diabetes.

CONTOUR^®LINK meter was introduced – a blood glucose meter for Medtronic insulin pump patients (initially available outside the United States). MICROLET^® 2 is developed – an ergonomically designed lancing device for smooth and simple testing using silicone-coated lancets. An updated CONTOUR™ meter is launched with two levels of testing, basic and advanced, for easy personalization.

The CONTOUR™USB meter was introduced – the first and only blood glucose monitor that plugs directly into a computer, providing instant access to software that can help optimize diabetes management by analyzing blood glucose readings.

The DIDGET™ meter was launched – the first and only blood glucose meter for children with diabetes that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and DS Lite™ gaming systems.

CONTOUR^®NEXT, CONTOUR^®XT and CONTOUR^®PLUS blood glucose monitoring systems are introduced – each product combined remarkably accurate readings with simplicity for users.

Introduction of the CONTOUR^®NEXT LINK 2.4 and CONTOUR^®PLUS LINK 2.4 meter – the first jointly designed meters with Medtronic for use with compatible MiniMed^® insulin pumps.

Ascensia Diabetes Care is established through the sale of Bayer Diabetes Care to PHC Holdings (formerly known as Panasonic Healthcare Holdings).

CONTOUR^®NEXT ONE and CONTOUR^®PLUS ONE are introduced as Bluetooth enabled meters with smartLIGHT technology that connect to the CONTOUR DIABETES app.

Ascensia signs an exclusive global commercialization agreement with Senseonics to distribute the Eversense^® and Eversense^® XL, the world’s first long-term implantable continuous glucose monitoring system.

Ascensia launches GlucoContro.online*, a diabetes management and analytics platform for data-driven diabetes care for people using blood glucose meters in the CONTOUR® portfolio

*SdNcenter is the legal manufacturer and developer of GlucoContro.online and is partnering with Ascensia to market and deliver the tool to HCP and patient users.