Frederick, MD —— Akonni Biosystems announced results today from three pre-clinical studies that contribute to the body of clinical evidence that verifies the efficacy of Akonni’s TruDiagnosis molecular diagnostics (MDx) platform. Akonni TruArray® Tests are designed to fulfill market needs for mid-multiplex molecular diagnostics (tens to hundreds of molecular markers) deployed in near point-of-care settings, […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Boston Children’s Hospital has partnered with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) to launch Claritas Genomics, a new company formed to develop next-generation, genetic and genomics-based diagnostic testing solutions. The venture combines advanced instrumentation, software and bioinformatics capabilities with sophisticated clinical interpretation of test results and consultation by specialist physicians and medical […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., –Ahead of its presentation at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco later today, Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) this morning shared an update on Xpert test availability, highlighting that significant progress towards a return to normal manufacturing operations was achieved despite higher than anticipated demand for a number of Xpert test products during […]

The Novocastra™ HD menu for head and neck pathology comprises six antibodies[#], each selected following extensive customer research and independent evaluation* by external QA. The menu is the second portfolio of antibodies to launch from the new Novocastra HD range, following on from the introduction of the Novocastra HD menu for breast pathology in October […]

Washington, D.C.,- Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., will comment tomorrow on the Company’s performance in a presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Culp will communicate that the Company’s fourth quarter 2012 diluted net earnings per share is anticipated to […]

Danvers, MA –– Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (CST) of Danvers, MA, announced today the issuance of US Patent No. 8,288,102, relating to PCR-based methods for the detection of EML4-ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) polynucleotides in patient samples. The presence of the fusion kinase EML4- ALK has been reported in a subset of patients with breast, colon, […]

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland,— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced three separate agreements that add multiple biomarkers to QIAGEN’s deep development pipeline of diagnostics for Personalized Healthcare applications to guide treatments with various medicines based on a patient’s genomic information. QIAGEN intends to develop new diagnostics to guide treatment decisions […]

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS –— IMDx (privately held) announced today that it has entered into a multi-year development and license agreement with QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN, Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) to design, develop and manufacture several undisclosed CE-marked and FDA cleared diagnostic tests for use on QIAGEN’s flagship QIAsymphony RGQ automated platform. Financial terms have not been disclosed. […]

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced today that it exceeded its goal for new placements of the QIAsymphony modular laboratory workflow platform in 2012. The growth of QIAsymphony, which offers full workflow solutions from biological sample to result, reached well more than 750 placements at the […]

BOSTON and SAN DIEGO —— Partners HealthCare and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the GeneInsight-Illumina Founding Network Members, including the ARUP Laboratories, Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Laboratory, New York Genome Center (NYGC), Partners HealthCare, and Illumina. The members represent a diverse and distinguished group of laboratories within leading academic institutions and commercial organizations who are […]