Luminex Receives FDA Clearance for an Update to the xTAG® Respiratory Viral Panel Package Insert Package Insert to Include Data from Two New Publications on 2009 Influenza A/H1N1 AUSTIN, Texas–Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared labeling updates for the […]

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for Clostridium difficile Infection Xpert C. difficile Test Establishes New Benchmarks for Speed and Accuracy, Addressing Major Deficiencies In Previously Available Tests SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 13 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to […]

University of Michigan Study Shows SEQUENOM’s MassARRAY Technology Identifies HPV Infections Missed by Standard Hybridization Test – New Study Uncovers Significant Proportion of Potential False Negatives in Widely Used HPV DNA Test which could lead to Cervical Cancer SAN DIEGO and ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 13 — Results from a study published by the University […]

AbD Serotec and Spinreact Sign Supply Agreement for Antibodies used in Clinical Diagnostic Kits MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today that its research and diagnostic antibody segment AbD Serotec and Spinreact S.A., a Spanish biotechnology company with more than 30 years of experience in research and manufacturing of clinical diagnostic reagents, […]

SAN DIEGO–Nanogen, Inc. (Other OTC: NGEN.PK), developer of molecular and rapid diagnostic products, today announced that on July 2, 2009, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 13, 2009, as amended, Nanogen and its subsidiaries Epoch BioSciences, Inc. and Nanotronics, Inc. completed their previously announced sale of substantially all of their assets to Financière […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: “EXQ”) today announced the two winners of their 2009 North American Grant Program. Exiqon had recently announced the development of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America, engaged in microRNA research. (PRWEB) July 1, 2009 — Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: […]

The Company obtains a financial contribution from the CNRC-IRAP program for the development of a White Blood Cell Automated Image Analysis Instrument Symbol: CXG.A-CDNX www.clemex.com Shares Outstanding: 20,749,810 LONGUEUIL, QC,June 29 /CNW Telbec/ – Clemex Technologies Inc. (TSX Venture: CXG.a) announces today that the Company is creating a new division which has the mission of […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 24 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD – News) today noted that a new article, Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus, published in the June 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that rapid, PCR-based testing at the time of admission for delivery may improve the accuracy of […]

Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that its patented testing procedure, sold under the trade name Variation Identification Platform (VIP), is ready for distribution and use. Created by pioneer and Arrayit President, Dr. Mark Schena, VIP is the world’s key microarray diagnostics […]

BURLINGTON, N.C., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) and Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGRM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which LabCorp will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Monogram in a cash tender offer for $4.55 per share for […]