SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® Flu. The diagnostic test, which runs on Cepheid’s GeneXpert® System, simultaneously detects and differentiates Influenza A, Influenza B, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in about one hour. “With Xpert Flu, Cepheid […]
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – The Government of Rwanda, together with QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN, F:QIA) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the launch, in Kigali, Rwanda, of a comprehensive national cervical cancer prevention program that includes vaccination with GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 […]
Washington, D.C. – Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) for $83.50 per share in cash (“the Offer”) has been extended and will now expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of June 6, […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. (“IBI”) today announced the launch of its first mass spectrometry-based protein assays for in-vitro diagnostic testing. The assays for beta-2-microglobulin, cystatin C, and retinol binding protein are performed on IBI’s MASSAY® platform at the CLIA-certified and College of American Pathology (CAP) accredited diagnostic laboratory of the Institute of Genomics […]
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – Applied BioCode Inc. and EraGen Biosciences Inc. today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership and license agreement. The agreement provides EraGen with access to Applied BioCode’s Barcoded Magnetic Bead technology and the BioCode 1000 analyzer. This technology provides a robust and reliable solution for development and clinical […]
Dortmund – Protagen AG today announced that Scienion AG will produce protein microarray batches for the clinical validation of the proprietary biomarker panels of Protagen. The batch sizes will comprise more than 1000 arrays. Additionally, both companies plan to jointly evaluate new platforms for multiplex analytics and to co-develop novel approaches up to proof-of concept […]
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Nanosphere, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSPH), a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnostics systems, announced today it has initiated commercial launch in Europe. Nanosphere received CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for its Respiratory Virus Plus Nucleic Acid Test, CYP 2C19 Nucleic Acid Test […]
OMAHA, Neb. – Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) announced today that it has launched kits for high sensitivity mutational analysis of the BRAF and PIK3CA genes. These new kits complement the company’s existing kits for detecting mutations in K-RAS, expanding Transgenomic’s range of its proprietary SURVEYOR Scan mutation detection kit product line. Mutations in all three […]
Constance, Germany – At the moment, the only reliable way of diagnosing chromosomal irregularities during pregnancy is to use invasive prenatal methods. This causes miscarriage in about one per cent of these risky surgical procedures. Scientists from the Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics, Kudamm-199, in Berlin have been working with scientists from GATC […]
CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts – Magellan Biosciences, a global manufacturer of products designed to make diagnostic testing easier, more cost-effective, and less labor intensive, today announced an agreement with Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) to deliver microbial identification from cultures using MALDI-TOF proteomic finger-printing, along with Magellan’s TREK-brand susceptibility tests to clinical, research, and veterinary laboratory customers. The […]
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