WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the Company’s new BACs on BeadsTM technology for the rapid and cost effective detection of chromosomal abnormalities. This is the first demonstration that the BACs on BeadsTM technology can be applied to detect structural and […]

GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 4 — Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. (MSD) confirmed today that its investigational influenza test was used in detecting the first identified case of infection with the 2009 A(H1N1) swine flu. The MSD(R) Point of Care Influenza Test, which is being developed under a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Alliance Aims to First Develop Powerful Tools for Detecting Ovarian Cancer Earlier FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and MALVERN, Pa., May 4 — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) and Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., announced today the signing of a worldwide development and supply agreement for oncology diagnostic assays. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop […]

GLOSTRUP, DENMARK–(May 1, 2009) – Dako, Reagent Partnership Division, has entered into a five-year agreement with Fisher HealthCare, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Under this agreement, Fisher Healthcare has been granted the exclusive right to distribute Flow Cytometry reagents in the US acute care market, including hospitals and reference labs. Dako, Reagent Partnership Division, […]

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) HandyLab, Inc. announced today that QIAGEN N.V. has licensed HandyLab extraction technology for use as part of QIAGEN’s sample technology solution designed for use in combination with QIAGEN’s HPV testing assays on its QIAensemble screening and QIAsymphony random access platforms. “We are delighted to have QIAGEN as a partner. The cooperation with […]

Genetix announces further expansion into digital pathology market through acquisition of SlidePath New Milton, UK, 30 April 2009 – Genetix Group plc (“Genetix”) (AIM: GTX), the cell imaging and analysis group, today announces that it has acquired all of the issued share capital of SlidePath Limited (“SlidePath”), in order to further strengthen its position in […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30 — Arrayit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ARYC – News), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine flu virus. The Arrayit test will allow researchers and clinicians to detect the presence […]

KJ VENLO, GERMANY–Apr 30, 2009 — German Bernhard Nocht Institute and Spanish Reference Laboratory Unequivocally Detect Infections with the H1N1 Strain Using the artus Influenza Test Venlo, The Netherlands – April 30, 2009 – Analyses performed by the German Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine have proven that the influenza A / H1N1 virus can […]