HERCULES, CA and WASHINGTON, DC — — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!bio/quotes/nls/bio (BIO 96.93, -0.58, -0.60%) and /quotes/comstock/13*!bio.b/quotes/nls/bio.b (BIO.B 97.93, -0.44, -0.45%) , a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, and the American Red Cross, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Biologics Evaluation and […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.–IncellDx, Inc. today announced a supply agreement with Accuri Cytometers, Inc. that combines new patented technology from IncellDx with the unique capabilities available from the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer® technology. “The robust, bench-top flow cytometer system has demonstrated excellent performance when combined with reagents from the HPV OncoTectTM E6, E7 mRNA Kit” The […]

New In Vitro Diagnostic for Detection of Multiple Genetic Diseases – Global leader in prenatal and newborn screening introduces first IVD product based on BACs-on-Beads multiplex assay technology MONTPELLIER, France–At the 10th International Congress on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today […]

Provides Clinically Validated Platform for the Next Generation of Molecular Diagnostic Tests SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) market clearance for the company’s BeadXpress system for multiplex genetic analysis. According to the FDA’s indications of use, the BeadXpress system – consisting of Illumina’s BeadXpress […]

TUCSON, Ariz.–HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™), today announced it signed a collaboration agreement with the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Under the terms of the agreement, HTG and JWCI (Department of Molecular Oncology, Dave S. B. Hoon, Ph.D., Director) will collaborate […]

Advanced Genealogical Test Uses Axiom Technology from Affymetrix to Match Family Members Across All Ancestral Lines HOUSTON & SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Family Tree DNA, the first and largest genealogical DNA testing company, today announced the launch of the Family Finder DNA test for connecting family members across all ancestral lines. The test utilizes Affymetrix’ (NASDAQ:AFFX) recently […]

Emily Winn-Deen as Vice President, Diagnostics Development SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the appointments of Elizabeth Brady as vice president, Global Supply Chain, and Emily S. Winn-Deen, Ph.D., as vice president, Diagnostics Development. “Elizabeth has an outstanding background as a senior leader with extensive global experience in supply chain management spanning the electronics and […]

Maximum Staff Safety and Productivity RUNCORN, Cheshire. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Histocenter-Scandinavian Center for Histotechnology Inc. (Histocenter), the only private histopathology laboratory in Sweden, has selected the Thermo Scientific Excelsior ES tissue processor to facilitate xylene-free tissue processing without microwaves and excessive heat. The Excelsior […]

Exclusive agreement to bring state-of-the-art genome sequencing technology to the in vitro diagnostics market bioMerieux takes equity stake in Knome MARCY L’ETOILE, France and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — bioMerieux and Knome announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement to collaborate in the development of next-generation, sequence-based in vitro diagnostics. Under the agreement, bioMerieux […]

ITHACA, N.Y.–Rheonix, Inc. today announced the completion of a $12.6 million Series A financing to continue development of the Rheonix CARD™ (Chemistry And Reagent Device) system. This powerful, analytic platform for the life-science industry vertically integrates all the functions of traditional molecular diagnostic instrumentation into a single system to achieve unprecedented raw sample preparation, molecular […]