Automated equipment to carry out complete blood counts was developed in the 1950s and 1960s. The cells that circulate in the bloodstream are generally divided into three types: white blood cells (leukocytes), red blood cells (erythrocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is produced in large volumes and is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of several industrial chemicals, the most notable of which is ethylene glycol.
Omgeo is a US financial markets company that provides trade processing information solutions to facilitate information exchange between investment managers and broker/dealers. It was formed in 2001 by a joint venture of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Thomson Financial as a result of a near-decade long crusade by Thomson Financial executive Howard Edelstein.