Austin, Texas – Asuragen, Inc. announced today the FDA clearance of RNARetain®, the Company’s clinically validated and cGMP manufactured sample collection and cellular RNA preservation device. Based upon patented technology, RNARetain is labeled for the collection, storage, and transportation of fresh breast tissue specimens for subsequent RNA isolation and further molecular diagnostic testing. The cGMP […]

CINCINNATI– Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), today announced that it has received clearance from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its illumigene Group B Streptococcus (GBS) test, the newest molecular product on the illumigene platform. The approval in Australia for the commercialization of illumigene GBS, comes on the […]

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has today released the latest addition to its range of CytoSure™ ISCA microarrays for reliable and standardised genomic aberration detection. The new patent pending CytoSure ISCA +SNP (4x180k) array combines array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) probes, endorsed by the […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., — Cepheid today announced that, together with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), it has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop sample processing and amplification methods for highly-sensitive detection of bloodstream bacteria using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the GeneXpert System. The $1.3 […]

Omaha, Neb.– Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced that it has begun a collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to evaluate the use of the Company’s very high sensitivity ICE COLD-PCR mutation detection technology in analysis of DNA isolated from circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples from patients with advanced […]

SAN DIEGO — Gen-Probe, today announced three changes to its leadership team in support of its future growth. Brian B. Hansen has been promoted to senior vice president, global sales and service. Michael J. Watts has been appointed vice president of LIFECODES and Prodesse; and Albert S. Kildani has joined the Company as senior director, […]

Irvine, CA- Effective March 15, BioDot Inc is expanding its global reach within Japan. The company has decided to forgo using a distributor supply chain and to staff its own entity. Barbara McIntosh, VP Sales & Marketing of BioDot feels “as BioDot continues to grow, it is critical to us that the message to our […]

Somerset, NJ.– LABVANTAGE announced today that its laboratory information management system (LIMS) and electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) were selected by a world-class provider that specializes in in vitro infectious disease diagnostics, including designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing reagents and automated instruments for medical analyses and cosmetics, and product quality control in the agro-food and pharmaceutical […]

NEW YORK, NY, – Enzo Biochem Inc. announced today the filing of an application with the New York State Department of Health for the first assay based on its proprietary AmpiProbe™ nucleic acid detection platform. Upon approval, the Company plans to market its HCV RNA Quantification Assay for viral load determination through its Enzo Clinical […]