Portable urinalysis testing device from Siemens Healthineers expands access to earlier detection of kidney disease and infection
Siemens Healthineers is expanding access to modern urinalysis testing with the Atellica LumIQ Analyser, a portable and scalable point-of-care instrument designed for use on the front lines of patient care.
Manufactured in Sudbury, Suffolk, the system helps clinicians detect and monitor conditions such as kidney disease, urinary tract infections, pregnancy and diabetes, while enabling testing closer to the patient and providing earlier clinical insights than trad-itional laboratory based methods.
Chronic kidney disease affects more than 10 per cent of the global population and for millions of people, it progresses silently until treatments such as dialysis or kidney transplant become necessary. Early detection, intervention and routine monitoring through urinalysis can help slow or stop disease progression, states Siemens. “In many care settings, testing still relies on visually reading reagent strips, a method that introduces variability in both test execution and result interpretation,” it says.
As the NHS continues to move diagnostics closer to patients and expand care in community settings, solutions such as the Atellica LumIQ Analyser can play an important role. By bringing laboratory-quality urinalysis into primary and community care, the analyser enables faster clinical decision making, simplifies testing workflows and helps reduce avoidable hospital visits.
“Visual read test strips have been the foundation of accessible urinalysis worldwide, but they are not without limitations,” said head of point-of-care diagnostics for Siemens Healthineers Great Britain and Ireland Mark Borley. “By digitising and automating the interpretation of our trusted reagent strips, we are making laboratory-quality accuracy more accessible, especially for at-risk popu-lations. Reducing the manual burden on clinicians also helps minimise subjectivity and user error, supporting consistent and actionable results to drive better outcomes.”
Siemens Healthineers Sudbury MD Linda Cummings added: “By producing LumIQ at our Sudbury site, we bring together deep technical expertise, rigorous quality oversight and a highly skilled UK workforce to support reliable, near patient testing – including the NHS’s shift towards more accessible, community-based diagnostics.”
The system offers an intuitive user interface, compact footprint and built-in wi-fi for seamless connectivity to hospital and laboratory information systems. When paired with Atellica Connect POC Insights or the POCcelerator Data Management System, point-of-care coordinators and administrators can oversee multiple analysers, access actionable insights and support quality assurance and troubleshooting.
Picture: Members of the Siemens Healthineers manufacturing team at Sudbury with Atellica LumIQ Analyser systems.
Read this report on page 8 of the July 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.
