SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Myla Lai-Goldman, M.D., to its Board of Directors, effective September 11, 2012. Dr. Lai-Goldman has also been appointed to the Science Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Lai-Goldman is […]

AUSTIN, Texas, — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the Company has been recognized in the large business category with a Technology Award by the Austin Chamber of Commerce. This year the Austin business community submitted 386 nominations for the Business Awards – the highest number of submissions ever. Of those submissions, 100 finalists […]

SAN DIEGO, — Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of transrenal molecular diagnostics, today announced that it has received a milestone payment from Ipsogen S.A., a subsidiary of the QIAGEN group. This payment comes from a co-exclusive license agreement to manufacture and sell diagnostic kits for the detection of nucleophosmin protein (NPM1) mutations in patients […]

Milford, Mass., – SeraCare Life Sciences, a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, has expanded its performance panel product offerings. SeraCare’s third Worldwide HCV RNA Performance Panel and eighth Anti-HTLV I/II Mixed Titer Performance Panel are the latest additions to […]

SAN DIEGO, — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), has completed several international distribution agreements that will expand access to the MaterniT21 PLUS testing service outside the United States. Agreements in […]

OMAHA, Neb. – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the global rights to Axial Biotech’s ScoliScore™ Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Prognostic Test for a total consideration of $4.4 million in cash. The acquisition provides Transgenomic with the ScoliScore™ assay technology and intellectual property, an established […]

SALT LAKE CITY, – Idaho Technology, Inc., today announced it has changed the corporate name to BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. to more accurately reflect its business strategy and strong momentum in the marketplace. The Company has also re-launched its website (www.BioFireDx.com) to reveal its new branding. “We are excited to announce our new name to our […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that Daniel O’Day, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Roche Diagnostics has been appointed as COO of Roche Pharma effective September 1, 2012. He will succeed Pascal Soriot, who will leave Roche and take on new responsibilities outside the Group. Daniel O’Day will be succeeded by Roland […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & SINGAPORE — Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) and PathGEN Dx Pte. Ltd., a spin-off molecular diagnostics company founded by researchers from the Genome Institute of Singapore, today announced they have signed a Powered by AffymetrixTM (PbA) Program agreement. Under this PbA agreement, PathGEN Dx will develop an in-vitro diagnostic kit for comprehensive […]

OMAHA, Neb. – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced it has been awarded a $100,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Phase I Grant by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences. This grant, entitled “Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Using ICE COLD-PCR”, is a joint project with Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., […]