CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) and Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools, today announced a global distribution agreement by which Life will distribute ACD’s fluorescent RNAscope® portfolio of probes and kits to the research market through its […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. — T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced that it will provide demonstrations of its flagship test, T2Candida®, for the rapid and sensitive identification of species-specific Candida directly from whole blood, on its T2Dx® instrument at Booth #922 at IDWeek 2013, October 2-6, 2013, in San Francisco, […]

BREA, CALIF. –– Delivering the precision, clinical sensitivity and clinical specificity necessary to assist physicians with the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), Beckman Coulter, Inc. announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its new Access AccuTnI+3 troponin I assay for use on the UniCel DxI series of immunoassay systems. Following the […]

Following last Thursday’s clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office, Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG+Co. KG is able to acquire the shares originally held by the Netherlands-based Verder Group, along with unsubscribed shares from the recent increase of capital stock. “Accordingly, we yesterday published the fact of having gained control over Analytik Jena, together with our decision […]

SAN DIEGO — Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(NASDAQ: HALO) today announced that the commercial launch of Herceptin® SC inEurope has triggered a $10 million milestone payment to Halozyme under the License and Collaboration Agreement between Halozyme and Roche. This time-saving subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin (trastuzumab) using Halozyme’s recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) received marketing authorization from the European […]

RICHMOND, Va., and SAN DIEGO — Global Genomics Group (G3) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that they have entered into a partnership to investigate novel biomarkers and biological pathways involved in the development and diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Illumina will conduct whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Roche Diagnostics to develop diagnostic products, including sequencing systems and consumables, based on Pacific Biosciences’ Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) technology. Pacific Biosciences will develop and manufacture […]

PETALUMA, CA – Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch) is a leading supplier of sophisticated oligonucleotide components to the rapidly growing molecular diagnostics industry. Biosearch has acquired a majority stake in LightSpeed Genomics, Inc. (LSG), a Santa Clara, California-based company developing an innovative optical detection solution for the life science and diagnostics industry based on its proprietary […]