Pathogenica, Inc. announced it had signed a partnership with Targeted Genomics, based in Canberra, Australia, to market and distribute Pathogenica’s HAI (Hospital Acquired Infection) BioDetection Kit on an exclusive basis to the Australian and New Zealand markets. The Pathogenica kit is the first DNA sequencing analysis product that enables identification of infectious diseases with sequence-specific […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), has completed the build-out and validation of an additional laboratory location in Raleigh-Durham, NC, and is now processing patient samples commercially. This new laboratory […]

SEATTLE, — Natural Molecular Testing Corporation (Natural Molecular, NMTC), a privately-owned company providing groundbreaking clinical diagnostic molecular testing and services in the medical genomics field, announced today the launch of their laboratory developed comprehensive Personalized Medicine Panel. This cardiac panel, commercialized by Natural Molecular, is comprised of 42 targets and built using Luminex Corporation’s (NASDAQ: […]

CINCINNATI– Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced that it has received FDA clearance for a new molecular diagnostic test for Mycoplasma pneumonia (M. pneumoniae), its fourth assay on the illumigene platform. This innovative test that aids in identifying an important respiratory pathogen is a strong addition to the illumigene platform. Often referred […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: “EXQ”), a leading supplier of high-value products for gene expression analysis, and Asuragen, Inc. a fully integrated molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology and companion diagnostics with special capabilities in the area of miRNA, today announced the signing of a Service Center Agreement, allowing Asuragen to provide real-time PCR services based […]

Tokyo, – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and NEC New Zealand carried out a field trial with the Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited (ESR) to evaluate NEC’s Portable DNA Analyzer that is currently under development. This Analyzer extracts and analyzes human DNA for personal identification purposes. This evaluation of the Portable DNA Analyzer, […]

SALT LAKE CITY — BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it obtained the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for its FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel. The BCID Panel tests positive blood cultures and can identify more than 100 blood pathogens known to cause sepsis. Sepsis, a […]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany, – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced plans to significantly expand its existing portfolio of molecular assays used in next-generation sequencing (NGS) during 2013 as part of its expansion into this fast-growing market and ambitions to provide an ecosystem of products and services designed to drive […]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that a U.S. reference laboratory customer of its HPV-related products used for cervical cancer screening has made public on June 6 a new non-exclusive agreement to consolidate the purchase of products used for women’s health diagnostics with a competitor […]