SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced the release of Xpert® Norovirus, a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for rapid identification and differentiation of Noroviruses genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII), to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. The test runs on […]

HILDEN, Germany, and VIENNA, Austria — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has acquired an exclusive worldwide license to the biomarker calreticulin (CALR), whose recently discovered mutations are found in an estimated 15% of cases of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of blood disorders. QIAGEN licensed the technology from CeMM […]

TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc., (HTG) today announced that Patrick Roche, Ph.D., has joined the company as Sr. Vice President for IVD Assay Development. Dr. Roche joins HTG from Ventana Medical Systems/Roche Tissue Diagnostics where he served as Vice President of Translational Diagnostics and was responsible for interfacing with pharmaceutical partners in their […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. AND BREA, CALIF. — hc1.com®, the Healthcare Relationship Cloud™ company, and Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a global leader in developing clinical diagnostic products that help advance and optimize the laboratory, announced a strategic partnership to deliver innovative technology to laboratories that turn large amounts of clinical data into actionable insights that transform how labs […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. – N-of-One, Inc., the leading provider of clinical interpretation for precision medicine in oncology, today announced an agreement with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH to provide clinical interpretation for Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Next-Generation Sequencing tests as part of Norris Cotton Cancer Center’s comprehensive molecular diagnostics and treatment program. Financial terms of the agreement are […]

IQuum’s unique products will allow Roche to quickly enter the point of care segment of molecular diagnostics Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the acquisition of IQuum, Inc. (IQuum) based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. IQuum is a privately held company focused on developing point of care offerings for the molecular diagnostics market. Under […]

TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc., (HTG) and OvaGene Oncology have entered a manufacturing supply agreement where OvaGene will design and develop their proprietary gene expression assays on HTG’s fully automated, extraction-free Edge Platform. The HTG Edge System is the only extraction-free, automated gene expression platform that delivers affordable, multiplexed results on lysed samples […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through diagnostic tests as well as clinical and research services, today announced an agreement with Raptor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: RTPT) to provide genetic testing services for Raptor’s clinical trial (RP103-MITO-001) evaluating RP103 as a potential […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has entered into a term loan agreement with Capital Royalty L.P. and certain of its affiliates. The agreement provides NanoString with up to $45 million of available borrowing capacity. “Together with the […]

BILLERICA, Mass. –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company making molecular testing of complex diseases more standardized and readily available, today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series E financing round extension. New investors include GE Ventures and Northgate Capital; all existing financial investors also participated in this round of financing. […]