BD Board of Directors Elects Vincent A. Forlenza as Next Chief Executive Officer, Effective October 1, 2011

Franklin Lakes, NJ - The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that, in accordance with its long-term succession planning, it has elected Vincent A. Forlenza as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective October 1, 2011. Mr. Forlenza will also become a member of [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Access to Drug Monitoring Reagents

ATLANTA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced validated applications for Thermo Scientific immunoassays on Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' VITROS® Systems. There are seven new manufacturer validated applications (MVA) which include: CEDIA® Cyclosporine Plus (including separate applications for both low and high range), CEDIA® Tacrolimus and CEDIA® Mycophenolic Acid assays [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Oral Fluid Immunoassays

ATLANTA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and launch of six new Thermo Scientific Oral Fluid Drugs of Abuse immunoassays that test for amphetamines, cannabinoids (THC), cocaine, methamphetamines, opiates, and PCP. The Thermo Scientific reagents complement the patented Oral-Eze oral fluid specimen [...]

Roche Submits Acute Hepatitis B Test to FDA for Premarket Approval

INDIANAPOLIS - Roche announced today that it has submitted a Premarket Approval Application (PMA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Elecsys Anti-HBc IgM assay for use on the cobas e 411, cobas e 601 and MODULAR ANALYTICS E170 analyzers. The hepatitis B test represents the final component of the acute panel [...]

Sngenics Brings Best-of-Breed UK Genetic Test to Asia for Definitive Diagnosis of Children’s Disorders

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Sengenics today announced the introduction of a new microarray based genetic diagnostics test into Asia. The microarray used for the test was designed by Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), UK in conjunction with Emory Genetics, USA. Microarrays are now recommended as the most effective method for diagnosing children's disorders. This was published [...]

Caliper Announces CE IVD Mark for LabChip® Dx for Clinical Patient Sample Testing

HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) announced today that its new, innovative LabChip® Dx instrument has achieved CE IVD registration in Europe. The LabChip Dx, a novel instrument based on Caliper's robust LabChip microfluidics technology, will now be marketed and sold in Europe with the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Freezer that Offers Outstanding Sample Protection

ATLANTA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the new Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers at the AACC (American Association of Clinical Chemistry) meeting. Providing outstanding sample protection, while maintaining high standards in energy efficiency and capacity per footprint, these new freezers excel in both [...]

New Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, JSM-7800F from JEOL Ltd.

JEOL Ltd. (Gon’emon Kurihara, President) announced a New Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, JSM-7800F. Scanning electron microscopes are used in a wide range of fields from basic material research to specific applications in production. The JSM-7800F is an ultimate analytical tool that answers a wide variety of users' needs. With its new super hybrid objective [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Benchtop Chemistry Analyzer at AACC 2011

ATLANTA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Indiko, a fully automated, compact, random access chemistry analyzer which recently received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. Indiko™ is an easy to use, cost-effective system designed for clinical chemistry and specialty testing. The company will [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Workflows at AACC 2011 to Accelerate Results in the Clinical Laboratory

ATLANTA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today introduced a comprehensive range of clinical research and diagnostic products at the annual conference of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). From automated sample handling to innovative sample analysis and storage solutions, ThermoFisher provides an integrated approach to accelerating results [...]

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