Acquisition Adds to Company’s Strengths in Molecular Diagnostic Offerings CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AcroMetrix, for an undisclosed amount. “Our customers will now benefit from even greater investment in new molecular products designed to meet the […]
Rapid Testing for Multiple Pathogens Gives Canadian Laboratories a Fast and Effective Tool to Respond to Symptomatic Patients for Either Isolated Cases or Epidemic Outbreaks ROCKVILLE, MD and SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA–Seegene, Inc., a leader in multiplex PCR pathogen diagnostic testing, today announced that it has received a Medical Device License from Health Canada for its […]
WASHINGTON — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has acquired and received acceptances in respect of approximately 97% of the currently issued shares of Genetix Group plc (GTX: AIM) in relation to its previously announced offer dated December 18, 2009. Danaher intends to acquire any common shares of Genetix that remain untendered through […]
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire-Asia/ — WuXi AppTec Inc. today announced that it has entered into a partnership with QIAGEN to provide an integrated single solution for molecular biomarker development, validation and personalized healthcare targets to their respective client bases. QIAGEN will provide a complete portfolio of instrumentation, training, and consumables and WuXi AppTec will provide laboratory facilities […]
Litigation with HandyLab Settled HOPKINTON, Mass — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of life sciences tools, announced today that Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), has acquired a license to Caliper’s microfluidics patent portfolio. “We are pleased that Becton Dickinson is leveraging the strength of our microfluidics intellectual property to facilitate the […]
Major News Media Missed the Mark – Noninvasive Test Will Provide Hope for 90% of Women Diagnosed With This Silent Killer SUNNYVALE, CA–On December 9th, 2009, Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB:ARYC – News), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced a breakthrough in ovarian cancer screening utilizing a microarray-based diagnostic […]
VANCOUVER–Response Biomedical Corporation (TSX: RBM, OTCBB: RPBIF) announced today that the Company has received a Notice of Allowance from the European Patent Office for the patent entitled “Sensitive Immunochromatographic Assay”, referred to as the “Fong Patent”. This critical patent protects key aspects of Response Biomedical’s lateral flow immunoassays conducted with the proprietary RAMP® testing platform. […]
First Rapid and Accurate Surveillance Test for vanA the Resistance Gene Most Associated with Hospital-Acquired VRE Infections – 45-Minute Test Further Expands Industry Leading Molecular HAI Test Portfolio SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® vanA, the first rapid […]
HERCULES, CA–Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO – News) and (NYSE:BIO.B – News), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that it has completed the purchase of certain diagnostics businesses of Biotest AG, including its diagnostics products in the areas of blood transfusion testing, transplantation, and infectious diseases for […]
HERCULES, CA and DUNDEE, SCOTLAND — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, and Axis-Shield plc (LSE: ASD) (OSE: ASD), an international in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company, today announced the launch of Bio-Rad’s BioPlex(R) 2200 Anti-CCP test for the early detection of […]
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