Mansfield, MA, – PrimeraDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, today announced it has formed a non-exclusive diagnostics co-development agreement with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading diagnostics information services company. The intent of the collaboration is to co-develop and commercialize molecular diagnostic products and services with a focus on supporting clinical development of targeted […]

WALTHAM, Mass. –– ViaCord, PerkinElmer’s family cord blood and tissue preservation business, announced today the release of its 250th umbilical cord blood stem cell unit for use in medical treatments and clinical trials. For nearly 20 years, ViaCord has released life-saving stem cells for disease therapies using a proven method of processing and cryopreserving cord […]

FREMONT, Calif.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today the launch of the new Thermo Scientific LabLink xL Cloud Communicator to provide fully automated, real-time data transfer of quality control (QC) data from the Data Innovations Instrument Manager to LabLink xL software. The Cloud Communicator tool eliminates the requirement for additional […]

The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The test uses the latest DNA sequencing techniques to detect mutations across 46 genes […]

BEDFORD, Mass., — Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that it has successfully completed its sale of the LIFECODES business unit to Immucor, Inc. Hologic has received $85 […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (SCMM) has launched an advanced new cystic fibrosis carrier screen test branded under the name Heredi-T™. The laboratory-developed test (LDT) is now available as a testing service to ordering physicians. The […]

Boston, MA and Greenwood, SC –— Cartagenia, the world leader in providing genetic labs and clinicians software-based workflow support for variant assessment, lab reporting, and integration of diagnostic knowledge-bases, announced today that it has signed a license agreement for its BENCHlab NGS and CNV solutions with South Carolina-based Greenwood Genetic Center, a non-profit institute that […]

Phoenix, AZ, USA — SciGene announced today at the Annual College of Medical Genetics Meeting (ACMG) in Phoenix, AZ the launch of CytoZyme™ Stabilized Pepsin, an advanced formulation of pepsin for pre-treating tissue samples in nucleic acid probe based cytogenetic assays including FISH. CytoZyme is a ready-to-use solution of purified pepsin that can be stored […]

Irvine, CA, USA — SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) and BioDot, Inc. (Irvine, CA) today announced at the American College of Medical Genetics Meeting (ACMG) in Phoenix, AZ an agreement whereby BioDot would have exclusive rights to market and sell SciGene’s Little Dipper® Processor for FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) to cytogenetic labs worldwide. The SciGene instrument […]

SALT LAKE CITY & SAN CARLOS, Calif. — ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, and Natera, a leading innovator in reproductive and prenatal genetic testing, today announced that Natera’s non-invasive prenatal screening test, Panorama™, is available to ARUP clients nationwide. “Demand for non-invasive prenatal testing continues to grow, especially following […]