Baltimore, MD — BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today that it has achieved CE/IVD marking for the BD ProbeTec™ Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx Amplified DNA Assay and the BD ProbeTec™ Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assay on the BD Viper™ LT System. The BD Viper LT System is […]

Goettingen, Germany — ELISA-VIDITEST and IF-VIDITEST anti-HHV-6 kits are intended for serological diagnosis of diseases associated with HHV–6 infection, such as exanthema subitum, acute respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea with fever and febrile seizures in infants, heterophile antibody-negative infectious mononucleosis in children, also interstitial pneumonia, encephalitis, meningitis, hepatitis, and aplastic anemia in immunodeficient patients. The presence of […]

Hercules, CA — – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that Joel McComb has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. McComb has 25 years of life science and diagnostics business experience. Since mid-2010 he founded three technology companies in […]

HILDEN, Germany, and MARSEILLE, France — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has acquired an exclusive global license to the biomarker SF3B1 from the University of Tokyo. SF3B1 is believed to play a critical role in the prognosis of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of hematological cancers in […]

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Allerød, Denmark – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Unisensor, an innovator in the field of optical analysis of fluids for diagnostic applications in health care, as well as other industries. The Unisensor technology and team will strengthen Philips’ innovation capabilities […]

Hyderabad — Apollo Hospitals announced the launch of cutting-edge clinical genomic tests from the Strand Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, a part of Strand Life Sciences across its hospital network. These tests in oncology, cardiovascular, heritable eye diseases and rare genetic disorders shall be integrated into clinical practice by Apollo’s subsidiary, Sapien Biosciences in […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an agreement with NewLab Engineering, a subsidiary of COPAN Italia, for the exclusive global rights to distribute Card Processing Automation (CPA) technology, which is designed to prepare DNA samples for human identification in forensic, paternity and research laboratories. Under the agreement, Thermo Fisher is the sole distributor […]

Budapest –– MediMass Ltd today announced that Massachusetts based Waters Corporation (WAT: NYSE) acquired its Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) technology. The REIMS technology represents substantially all of the assets of MediMass and includes patent applications, software, databases and REIMS expertise. REIMS is the enabling technology for the “Intelligent Knife” or “iKnife,” a device […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass.– Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”) and Parabase Genomics (“Parabase”), (together “the companies”), today announced they have entered into a strategic research and development agreement (the “collaboration”). Under the terms of the collaboration, PBI will develop a front-end, sample preparation method for Parabase’s enhanced neonatal molecular diagnostics and newborn […]

MILFORD, Mass. — Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the acquisition of Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) technology from MediMass Ltd. The REIMS technology represents substantially all of the assets of MediMass and includes patent applications, software, databases and REIMS expertise. “While showing promise across many applications, REIMS technology significantly strengthens Waters’ technology position within […]