SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Cepheid today reported revenues for the third quarter of 2011 of $70.2 million. Net income was $1.9 million, or $0.03 per share, which compares to revenues of $56.1 million and a net loss of $1.1 million, or $(0.02) per share, in the third quarter of 2010. Excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets […]

SAN DIEGO — Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Suber Huang, M.D., to its ophthalmology clinical advisory board. “As a firm supporter of the use of advanced genetic testing services, I look forward to advising Sequenom in delivering solutions that will help physicians advance patient […]

SAN DIEGO — Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), launched its noninvasive proprietary MaterniT21 laboratory developed test (LDT). The MaterniT21 LDT detects a genetic chromosomal anomaly known as Trisomy 21, the most common cause of Down syndrome. […]

Shimadzu Corporation (President: Akira Nakamoto, situated in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan) and Shimane University (President: Hiroki Yamamoto, situated in Matsue City, Shimane, Japan) have signed a joint research agreement for neonatal mass screening using tandem mass spectrometry. (Research period: October 15, 2011 to March 31, 2013.) In neonatal mass screening, blood sampled from newborn babies is […]

NEWCASTLE, England — QuantuMDx Group Limited, a handheld diagnostics and sequencing company, today announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Nanosys Inc., an advanced materials architect, for several patents and patent applications related to the use of nanostructures for biosensors. The core intellectual property involves the use of nanowires and nanotubes in […]

Munich, Germany – Definiens®, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced the release of its new Quantitative Digital Pathology portfolio, designed to advance translational research in pathology, specifically in biomarker development. The new portfolio will offer updated versions of Definiens Tissue Studio®, Definiens Developer XD™ as well as the introduction of a novel component, […]

TUCSON, Ariz.–HTG Molecular Diagnostics, has announced today it is entering the next phase of a multi-million, multi-institutional research project to develop technologies that would rapidly measure an individual’s level of exposure to radiation in the event of a radiological or nuclear incident. This $5M contract extension, $2.7M of which is HTG’s portion, is part of […]

London, UK – Smiths Detection today announces the award of a $1m, two-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to develop a rapid test for eight micro-organisms that commonly cause burn/wound infections leading to septicemia (blood-poisoning). The test will run on Smiths Detection’s clinical Bio-Seeq system, designed to be used […]

THOROLD, ON – Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing principally on advancing powerful innovations for nucleic acid and protein preservation and purification from all type of specimens for research and molecular diagnostic applications, today announced successful accreditation to ISO 15189:2007 by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). This ISO accreditation emphasizes our […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.– BioTime, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced the appointment of Peter Garcia to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garcia, age 50, will lead the accounting, finance, and investor relations functions of the Company, will report directly to Michael D. West, […]