CAMBRIDGE, MA – Quanterix Corporation, enabling a new generation of diagnostic tests based on revolutionary Single Molecule Array (SiMoA™) technology, today announced that it has entered into an evaluation agreement with Novartis Diagnostics on the potential use of Quanterix’s SiMoA platform technology for diagnostic use. The evaluation will be conducted at Quanterix and will focus […]

BlueGnome used this weekend’s conference of the Chinese Society of Reproductive Medicine in Chongqing to announce the availability of its 24sure and CytoChip platforms in China. Both 24sure and CytoChip combine advanced microarray technology with sophisticated signal processing software in order to inform investigation of genetic disorders from cancer to infertility. The application of 24sure […]

Almac’s Diagnostics business unit today announced the launch of its Bioinformatics Consultancy service. Almac’s Bioinformatics consultancy supports discovery and development of biomarkers as well as enabling an in-depth understanding of biology by partnering with customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and diagnostics setting from the initial study design through to the interpretation of data results. The […]

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that its Genefficiency™ and CytoSure™ array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) services have been accredited as meeting ISO/IEC 17025:2005 international standards by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The award underlines the superior level of expertise and quality […]

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) announced today that its board of directors unanimously recommends that Beckman Coulter’s stockholders tender their shares to Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) at the previously announced price of $83.50 per share of Beckman Coulter’s common stock. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of […]

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Clinical researchers from Cornell Weil Medical School and University of Chicago Medical School will present research conducted on Raman Molecular Imaging’s (RMI) ability to differentiate diagnostic dilemmas in lung and kidney tumors at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology’s (USCAP) 100th Annual Meeting, Feb. 26-March 4 at the Henry B. […]

AUSTIN, Texas – Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX) announced today that it has teamed with Partners HealthCare toward the discovery of novel biomarkers and development of clinical assays. This program will enable Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (PCPGM) to develop novel molecular diagnostic assays based on biomarkers discovered within Partners HealthCare entities. These innovative […]

Oxford, UK – Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that its Genefficiency™ and CytoSure™ array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) services have been accredited as meeting ISO/IEC 17025:2005 international standards by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The award underlines the superior level of […]

WALTHAM, MA – PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has acquired chemagen Biopolymer-Technologie AG, a key player in the field of automated nucleic acid isolation, as part of the Company’s strategy to advance its offerings to the molecular […]

SAN DIEGO – Sequenom (Nasdaq: SQNM) is very pleased to announce publication in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.12.060) of Sequenom CMM’s “locked assay” study. The paper entitled “Noninvasive detection of fetal trisomy 21 by sequencing of DNA in maternal blood: a study in a clinical setting” is available through the ‘Articles […]