Siemens Healthineers expands peanut testing to help improve allergy sufferers’ quality of life
Nine new component allergens are now available, including six specifically targeting peanuts
18 Sept 2025
Siemens Healthineers has expanded its 3gAllergy assay menu with nine new component allergens, including six targeting peanuts, the leading cause of fatal food-related anaphylaxis.1 Also now available are components derived from house dust mites and wheat. Component-level insights empower clinicians to better distinguish between high-risk sensitizations and more benign exposures, ultimately helping to guide more personalized and informed patient care. These additions bring the total allergen count to over 500 available on the IMMULITE 2000 XPi System.2
Testing for specific allergy components offers valuable information for clinicians and those suffering from allergies. It is estimated that 30-40% of the global population suffer from one or more allergies.3 While standard allergy tests confirm the presence of an allergy, component-level insights support physicians in developing more personalized allergy management strategies. This approach helps improve quality of life by minimizing potentially unnecessary restrictions. For example, instead of avoiding peanuts entirely, individuals living with allergies can make more precise choices relative to their specific risks of an adverse outcome.
"Understanding the root causes of allergies can help alleviate anxiety and be the difference between reasonable lifestyle modifications or life-saving precautions,” said Duncan Porter, head of Immulite, Plasma Proteins, and Syva, the allergy testing and specialty testing platforms from Siemens Healthineers. "This level of insight is now accessible on our established laboratory analyzer to help more patients get the answers they need, faster and more affordably.”
The 3gAllergy assay from Siemens Healthineers is an allergen-specific IgE test that aids physicians in identifying, monitoring, and managing patients with allergic diseases. The nine new component allergens added to the 3gAllergy menu are CE marked and now widely available.
References
1 The global burden of illness of peanut allergy: A comprehensive literature review.
2 Availability varies by country. These allergens are not available for sale in the U.S.
3 Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform