Hardy Diagnostics is an FDA licensed and ISO 13485 certified manufacturer of medical devices for microbiological procedures in both clinical and industrial laboratories. The company manufactures about 2,700 products for the culture and identification of bacteria and fungi from its Santa Maria, California headquarters and a second manufacturing facility in Ohio. Currently over 10,000 laboratories are serviced by Hardy Diagnostics throughout the nation. The company was founded in 1980 by Jay Hardy, a Clinical Laboratory Scientist from Santa Barbara, CA. Today, Hardy Diagnostics, a 100% employee owned company, maintains nine distribution centers throughout the U.S. and exports products to over 80 foreign distributors. The company’s mission is to partner with its laboratory customers to prevent and diagnose disease.