Flocked Swabs
MWE have a range of flocked swabs. These include Purflock® Ultra and HydraFlock®.
These flocked swabs have improved absorption and release and are the new generation of flocked swabs on the market.
Our People
Trish Snegirev
Division Manager
Trish is a qualified medical laboratory scientist and worked for 10 years at Waikato Hospital. She then moved into a contract negotiation role in the health sector for 3 years before she joined NZMS in 2000. Trish now runs the Diagnostic Division and Diabetes Division overseeing the day to day management of both the sales team and the strategic vision of both divisions.
Tracy Shores
National Sales Manager
Tracy has a BSc in Chemistry and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business, both from Auckland University. Tracy has held several senior management roles within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and has worked in the NZ Healthcare industry for over 30 years. Tracy has held several national roles managing teams to deliver key outcomes for their customers and commercial targets.
Courtney Giddens
Territory Manager
Diagnostic & Point of Care Division
Courtney graduated with a Bachelor of Science from University of Canterbury in 2010. Prior to joining NZMS Courtney worked at a histology laboratory in Christchurch gaining registration as a qualified medical laboratory technician before moving to the UK, where she worked in an immunohistochemistry laboratory at UCL for 2 years. Her role at NZMS involves the territory management of the South Island and lower North Island, building relationships and offering technical support over a diverse range of diagnostic products.
Igor Obradovic
Territory Manager
Diagnostic & Point of Care Division
Igor graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Auckland in 2008. Prior to joining NZMS in 2015, he spent 6 years working in medical laboratories with a focus on quality and productivity improvement. His role at NZMS involves managing customer relationships throughout his territory for the diagnostic division and introducing customers to new products which represent the latest technology in medical diagnostics and immunotherapy based therapeutics.
Grace Wilshaw
Territory Manager
Grace has a BSc (hons) in Biological Sciences from University of Sheffield and a Postgraduate Certificate in Biomedical Science from the University of Westminster. She has a strong background in Histology with over 10 years of experience working as a Biomedical Scientist in various NHS Trust laboratories in and around London. Grace also gained her Specialist Diploma in Cellular Pathology from the Institute of Biomedical Science. Grace emigrated to NZ in 2014 to take on a position as a Immunohistochemistry Technical Specialist. Her role at NZMS involves the territory management of the South Island and lower North Island, building relationships and offering technical support over a diverse range of diagnostic products.