In compliance with ASX Continuous Disclosure Rules, Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX: GTG; NASDAQ: GENE) is pleased to report it has now executed a Settlement and Release Agreement with Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, USA. In late August 2012, GTG reported it had filed suit against Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc. in the United States […]

Jena, – AJ Roboscreen, an Analytik Jena company, recently obtained the approval for two new assays for screening of swine sera for PRRSV (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus) antibodies and for evaluation. The new ELISA-based tests differentiate into PRRSV Type I (Europe-Type) and Type II (North America-Type). The ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) is pleased to announce that the European Union’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has today recommended EU approval of a subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin® (trastuzumab) for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Since Herceptin’s first approval in 1998 this targeted medicine has been used […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Xpert® MRSA/SA Blood Culture (BC) test, which runs on the GeneXpert® System, for the detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA, typically methicillin susceptible) in blood culture bottles showing […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN – Promega Corporation announces the launch of the Maxwell® CSC Instrument and integrated reagent kits for Blood DNA and DNA FFPE. These new solutions, now available in the U.S., have been developed and manufactured in compliance with FDA’s Quality System Regulation and are intended for use as In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices. […]

BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY, — Miltenyi Biotec, the world’s leading cell innovation company, announced today that it opened a new office in Seoul, Korea, enlarging the company’s Asia-Pacific presence to six locations in five countries. “Miltenyi Biotec recognizes the potential of a Korean presence in achieving strong, steady growth and expanding our global reach with a […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., — Arrayit Corporation (OTCQB:ARYC), a life sciences and diagnostics company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive three-year distributorship agreement with DHK Medical Products (“DHK”) of Chandigarh India to sell Arrayit genomic tests in India. DHK will offer Arrayit genomic testing services through a planned expanding national network of 800 American Medical […]

INDIANAPOLIS, — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new, more efficient workflow process for the cobas HPV Test, allowing sample processing from the primary sample collection vial after it has been used for cytology (Pap) testing. This development allows labs to load […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announces that its Applied Biosystems® 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR instrument is suitable for use with the CDC Novel Coronavirus 2012 Real-time RT-PCR Assay, which has received Emergency Use Authorization for detection in patient specimens of the novel Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To date the […]

BOTHELL, Wash., — BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: BLFS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media for cells and tissues, and contract aseptic media manufacturer, and HemaCare Corporation, (OTCPK:HEMA), a leading supplier of blood derived cells and components for research and clinical applications, today announced a strategic […]