Novacyt SAS is a diagnostics company, which engages in the business of developing, producing, and selling vitro and molecular diagnostic tests and products for a wide range of infectious diseases. It operates through the following segments: Primer Design, IT-IS International, and Corporate. The Primer Design segment focuses on the activities of Primer Design Ltd, which is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of molecular real-time qPCR testing devices and reagents. The IT-IS International segment is involved in IT-IS International Ltd, a diagnostic instrument development and manufacturing company specializing in the development of PCR devices for the life sciences and food testing industry. The Corporate segment includes group central and corporate costs. The company was founded by Eric Peltier, Gerald Ulrich, and Jean-Pierre Crinelli on July 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Velizy-Villacoublay, France.