Since June 1, 2009 Eurolyser Diagnostica offers – in addition to the established test portfolio – the Ferritin test on the smart point of care center. Measuring the Ferritin level is especially important for risk groups like pregnant and menstruating women, kids and teenagers with strong adolescence, frequent blood donators, vegans, and competitive atheletes. The dayly iron loss of a grown up male is 1-mg and can be substituted through a normal diet. However, an unbalance between iron demand and iron supply leads to a shortage of iron which can cause severe health problems.