Cepheid
Doing business as Cepheid INC
At a glance
EmployeesNot reported
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersSunnyvale, CA
US patents184
SAM.gov UEIW6HQTMWB9Q28
CAGE code07YE7
Incorporated inCA
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- tests
- blood virology
- emerging infectious diseases
- human genetics
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
What they make
Assay, Direct, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Influenza VirusAssay, Enterovirus Nucleic AcidBcr/Abl1 Monitoring TestC. Difficile Nucleic Acid Amplification Test AssayClinical Sample ConcentratorCulture Media, Non-Propagating TransportDna-Based Test For Minimal Residual Disease For Hematologic MalignanciesDna Probe, Nucleic Acid Amplification, ChlamydiaDna-Reagents, NeisseriaGastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Multiplex Nucleic Acid-Based Assay SystemGroups A, C And G Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus Nucleic Acid Amplification SystemInstrumentation For Clinical Multiplex Test SystemsMicrobial Nucleic Acid Storage And Stabilization DeviceMulti-Analyte Controls UnassayedMultiplex Nucleic Acid Detection System For Biothreat AgentsMulti-Target Respiratory Specimen Nucleic Acid Test Including Sars-Cov-2 And Other Microbial AgentsNucleic Acid Amplification Assay System, Group B Streptococcus, Direct Specimen TestNucleic Acid Detection System For Non-Viral Microorganism(S) Causing Sexually Transmitted InfectionsReagents, 2019-Novel Coronavirus Nucleic AcidReagents, Clostridium Difficile ToxinReagents, Monkeypox Virus Nucleic Acid.Real Time Nucleic Acid Amplification SystemRespiratory Specimen Nucleic Acid Sars-Cov-2 TestRespiratory Virus Panel Nucleic Acid Assay System
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
184 US patents granted 1999–2025, 65 of them in the five years to SEP 2025, including 18 design patents.
Measurement 60Biotechnology 54Chemical engineering 24Handling 6Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 5
- Nonionic polyether surfactantsUS 12,428,388 · granted SEP 30, 2025
- Methods of detecting bladder cancerUS 12,410,483 · granted SEP 9, 2025
- Thermostable polymerase inhibitor compositions and methodsUS 12,385,045 · granted AUG 12, 2025
- Methods and compositions for nucleic acid isolationUS 12,365,891 · granted JUL 22, 2025
- Thermal control device and methods utilizing temperature distribution modelingUS 12,321,183 · granted JUN 3, 2025
Newest 5 shown · Granted to Cepheid · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cepheid | Sunnyvale | CA | — | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.