Austin, Texas –– Asuragen, Inc., a global molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it had entered into a collaboration agreement with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) that establishes a framework for the development and commercialization of sequencing-based companion diagnostics in partnership with biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Asuragen will leverage its Quantidex™ NGS product platform for development of […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Diadexus, Inc. (OTCQB: DDXS), a diagnostics company developing and commercializing products that aid in the prediction of cardiac disease risk, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, license and supply agreement granting OriGene Technologies, Inc. (“OriGene”) rights to develop and commercialize Diadexus’ proprietary PLAC® ELISA in certain Asian […]

SALZBURG, Austria — MSACL 2015 –– Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it received the in vitro diagnostics device (IVDD) CE mark for its Thermo Scientific Prelude MD HPLC, Endura MD mass spectrometer and ClinQuan MD software. Available for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe, clinical laboratories now […]

Melbourne, Australia: In a world where health care costs are escalating and demands on health care systems are becoming overwhelming, Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) today announces the innovation of hemaPEN™, a prototype blood collection and storage device. Harnessing the benefits of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) sampling in an intuitive and safe portable format, hemaPEN […]

Copenhagen — Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ Copenhagen: “EXQ”) today announced that the company has exclusively licensed two sets of validated prostate cancer biomarkers from Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Molecular Medicine (MOMA). Exiqon and MOMA collaborate with the objective to identify and validate new biomarkers that can improve the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer patients. […]

Woburn, MA — truXTRAC is a comprehensive novel solution for clinical-grade DNA extraction from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissues utilizing Covaris Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA™) technology. The unique focused, short-wavelength acoustic field generated by AFA enables rapid, active paraffin removal and rehydration of FFPE tissue samples in aqueous buffer, thus enabling efficient and rapid tissue digestion, […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific today introduces two next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems designed to deliver a comprehensive solution that simplifies targeted sequencing. Built upon the proven capabilities of Ion Torrent technology, the new Ion S5 and Ion S5 XL benchtop systems provide scientists with rapid, cost-effective and flexible platforms that can be […]

Jena, Germany – Analytik Jena AG looks back on a quarter century of successful corporate development. The Thuringian company, which has been part of the Swiss Endress+Hauser Group for two years, was founded in spring 1990 during the time of German reunification as a sales company and, with commercial register number 27, was one of […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing precision medicine through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced the addition of distributors in China and Japan for its ICEme™ Mutation Enrichment Kits for genomics research. The recently-launched kits use Transgenomic’s Multiplexed ICE COLD-PCR™ (MX-ICP) technology and are designed […]

LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the stock of United Kingdom-based Lab M Holdings, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of microbiological culture media and diagnostic systems. Lab M was founded in 1971, and has grown into a leading provider of microbial testing and diagnostic products for the global […]