LEXINGTON, Mass.-– N-of-One, Inc., the leader in clinical interpretation for precision medicine in oncology, today announced an agreement with OncoDNA, the first company in Europe to provide personalized medicine in oncology based on the molecular analysis of each patient’s tumor. Under this agreement, N-of-One will provide the clinical interpretation for all of OncoDNA’s next-generation sequencing […]

Redwood City, CA — BaseHealth, the maker of the integrated health management platform GenophenTM, today announced the addition of Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi to the company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Ronaghi is the current Chief Technology Officer of Illumina, Inc., the leader in next-generation sequencing technologies. He is also a serial life sciences entrepreneur with a […]

OMAHA, Neb.– Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through advanced diagnostic tests and clinical and research services, today announced the appointment of John D. Thompson to its Board of Directors. His appointment was effective May 14, 2014. “John Thompson brings extensive experience in life […]

Gaithersburg, MD — — OpGen, Inc., a Gaithersburg based molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it has launched a new molecular-based test that can quickly and reliably identify patients at risk for harboring serious disease-causing microbes that can resist even the strongest antibiotics. The Acuitas™ MDRO Gene Test is a comprehensive molecular screening tool that […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is the fifth assay planned for the launch menu of its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™. The assay will complement Luminex’s growing portfolio of ASR and IVD products. Previously announced items in the five assay launch menu targeted for […]

SISCAPA Assay Technologies, Inc. today announced that it closed a Series A equity financing round aimed at funding the company’s R&D efforts, expanding its catalog of assays, and driving its commercialization activities. The financing was led by the company’s angel investors and included a small number of new, private investors. “Adoption of our technology by […]

Sparks, Maryland -–BD Diagnostics, a segment of global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the availability of the CE-marked BD MAX™ Enteric Parasite Panel for use with the BD MAX System. The BD MAX Enteric Parasite Panel is the latest panel in the BD MAX Enteric suite for the diagnosis of […]

BARCELONA, Spain — At the 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Bruker introduces new and expanded research-use only (RUO) capabilities for the MALDI Biotyper™ platform. The MALDI Biotyper (MBT) is the market-leading system for microbial identification based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. It is widely used in industrial microbiology, animal health, food […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Leica Biosystems announce the launch of Affymetrix’ fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays ViewRNATM eZ Assays on the Leica BOND RX staining platform. These assays detect coding RNA as well as novel non-coding markers in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Dedicated for research use only*, the assays […]

HealthCare Global (HCG) Enterprises Ltd, The Specialists in Cancer Care, creates a new benchmark in cancer care by making genomics-based diagnostics, a ‘standard-of-care’ for cancer treatment in India. These diagnostic tests will support physicians, and their patients with the most accurate and advanced tumor profiling of large number genes for “actionable” mutations. The information about […]