At its December meeting, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Roche Holding recommended first proposals for approval by the AGM, scheduled for 3 March 2015. All current members of the BoD will stand for re-election: Name, Board member since: Dr. Christoph Franz (as Chairman), 2011 André Hoffmann, 1996 Professor Dr. Pius Baschera,2007 Professor Sir John […]
Santa Ana, Calif. — MP Biomedicals, LLC, a leading provider of life science reagents, fine chemicals and diagnostic products, announced today that it has received FDA approval on the MP Diagnostics HTLV (Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus) Blot 2.4, a Western Blot for HTLV confirmatory testing and viral type discrimination. This approval signifies the first ever […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill.-— Abbott today announced its innovative diagnostic platform, known as IRIDICA, is now available in Europe and other CE–Mark recognized countries. The new platform can identify more than 1,000 infection–causing pathogens in less than six hours, versus the current standard of care (culture-based testing), which can take days. By identifying the cause of […]
SANTA CLARA, CA. — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced the addition of Francis A. deSouza, technology industry veteran and president of Illumina, a leading biotechnology company, to its board of directors, effective immediately. deSouza began his career at IBM’s TJ Watson Research Center and went on to consult on technical and change management projects […]
Three new biomarker companies have been selected to work with the Early Diagnosis Consortium, a collaboration between Cancer Research UK, its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology, and Abcodia, a specialist company engaged in the validation of biomarkers for the early detection and screening of cancer. “We are delighted to be able to bring additional technological […]
SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a labeling update for the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Gene Signature Assay. The labeling update is derived from the analysis of data by researchers from […]
Provo, Utah -— Tute Genomics, a leader in cloud-based solutions for genome analysis, has raised $2.3 million in Series A1 funding led by UK-based Eurovestech. Peak Ventures and a number of angel investors also participated in the investment round. “We are at a pivotal time in genomics as the healthcare community adopts next-generation sequencing and […]
Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it will offer global distribution of the altona Diagnostics RealStar® Ebolavirus RT-PCR Kit 1.0 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended, on November 26, 2014 to permit authorized distribution and use in US and certain non-US laboratories, an […]
WILMINGTON, Mass. -– Kapa Biosystems, Inc. today announced the expansion of its commercial operations in Europe with the addition of a direct sales and support channel for the United Kingdom. To help ensure the highest level of customer service and satisfaction, the company will be working closely with Anachem Ltd. to facilitate a seamless transition […]
SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) today announced they have agreed to settle all pending infringement claims and other disputes between Sequenom and Verinata Health, Inc. The parties will pool their owned and in-licensed intellectual property directed to noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), including patents that will remain the subject […]
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