Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, and Hilden, Germany,– QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will expand access to its digene HPV Test across China through a co-marketing agreement with KingMed Diagnostics, China’s largest independent laboratory network. Through the agreement, KingMed Diagnostics will function as a centralized lab, allowing smaller hospitals and those in less-populated areas to […]

EVRY, France– IntegraGen, a biotechnology company dedicated to gene discovery and the development of molecular diagnostic products and services, announced today revenues for the year ending December 31, 2011. The company also announced the signing of two pharmacogenomic contracts and the launch of a new personalized sequencing service, the first offering of this type in […]

Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott announced today it will collaborate with Genetics Laboratory, Inc. (GenLab) on the development of a molecular diagnostic test that will be designed to rapidly detect microorganisms that cause orthopedic infections. Under terms of the agreement, Abbott, in conjunction with GenLab, will develop and commercialize the new assay for use on […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif Agilent Technologies Inc. Today introduced Agilent SureFISH probes, the next generation of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assays, delivering a comprehensive menu of the industry’s highest resolution probes for a wide range of molecular analysis applications. Agilent SureFISH probes deliver dramatically better performance compared to existing FISH products. SureFISH probes enable users […]

PORTAGE, Mich.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its immunodiagnostics business has received 510(k) clearance of the Thermo Scientific ImmunoCAP Tryptase Assay for use on its Thermo Scientific Phadia Laboratory Systems line of automated laboratory instruments. ImmunoCAP Tryptase is the first commercially available assay in the U.S. for […]

Ann Arbor, MI – Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a company developing and commercializing sample-specific pre-analytical processes to improve the capabilities and performance of DNA and RNA analytical platforms, today announced that it has selected Velesco Pharmaceutical Services to manufacture the TransPLEX® kits it will be supplying for use with Agendia’s breast cancer diagnostics. Velesco is a […]

BEVERLY, MA and TORONTO, Ontario – Hamilton Thorne Ltd., a leading provider of precision laser devices and advanced imaging systems for the fertility, stem cell and developmental biology research markets, today announced the expansion of its distribution partnership with Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, a leading global producer of innovative high-tech precision optics systems […]

CINCINNATI– Meridian Life Science, Inc., (MLS) of Memphis, Tennessee, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc., recently completed the manufacture of a human rhinovirus Type 16 challenge stock. MLS manufactured the rhinovirus challenge stock under contract and according to the appropriate current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMPs) for use in early-phase human clinical trials while simultaneously […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that it has achieved ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. ISO 13485 is an international standard that requires a manufacturer to demonstrate a comprehensive and compliant quality management system suitable for the design and manufacturing of medical devices. […]

Frankfurt / Richmond, Calif. – Nanostart holding Lumiphore announced the European launch of three diagnostic tests by its partner ThermoFisher Scientific Clinical Diagnostics using Lumiphore’s time-resolved fluorescent reporter technology. ThermoFisher Clinical Diagnostics has launched three CE-marked in vitro diagnostic tests in countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), consisting of the 27 Member States of […]