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BD Life Sciences completes acquisition of Cellular Research

BD Life Sciences, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced it has completed the acquisition of Cellular Research, Inc.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 26 Aug 2015

Sequenom, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center collaborate to explore utility of liquid biopsy assay

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company committed to enabling healthier lives through the development of innovative products and services, today announced that it has entered into a clinical research collaboration with the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center.

26 Aug 2015

Jopari, One Call partner to accelerate workers' compensation workflows for medical practices

Jopari Solutions, Inc. and One Call Care Management have launched a partnership designed to streamline and expedite workers' compensation workflows for busy medical practices.

25 Aug 2015

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

Berg, a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company, and the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine are extending its collaboration to battle cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030.

23 Aug 2015

Number of dementia patients stabilizing experts claim

Risk of dementia may be falling due to improved education and living conditions, and better prevention and treatment of vascular diseases, highlighting the need for policies to improve health across the life course.

21 Aug 2015

WHO and health cluster partners cope with health needs of internally displaced persons in South Sudan

The World Health Organization and partners are racing to cope with the health needs of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeastern South Sudan where fighting continues and the humanitarian situation remains dire.

21 Aug 2015

Penn State College of Medicine students to work with medical educators to design new curriculum

The medical school model that has existed for decades involves two years of study in the basic sciences followed by two years of clinical study. An initiative under way at Penn State College of Medicine will involve students in developing a new curriculum that integrates the two areas of study, with a goal of preparing physicians for the new realities of health care.

20 Aug 2015

Synthorx employs synthetic DNA technology to produce proteins containing novel amino acids

Synthorx Inc. announced today that the company has employed its proprietary protein expression system to successfully produce proteins containing novel amino acids. Using a semi-synthetic DNA template (containing the synthetic base pair X and Y), Synthorx scientists were able to produce RNA containing X and Y, which was used with an otherwise fully natural biological system, to efficiently direct the incorporation of multiple novel amino acids at different sites in proteins.

19 Aug 2015

NIH grants Clinical and Translational Science Award to UC San Diego

The Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) at University of California, San Diego has received a five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) for approximately $52 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, part of the National Institutes of Health.

19 Aug 2015

Pittcon will be exhibiting at Recent Advances in Microbiology Research: A BioConference Live 2015 Virtual Event

The field of microbiology, the study of minute organisms such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, and eukaryotes, is yielding startling new findings about their effects on people and the environment. Keeping current with these advances while keeping up with a demanding workflow can be challenging.

18 Aug 2015

Researchers at Forsyth Institute enhance pipetting efficiency using VIAFLO Assist

INTEGRA reports on how researchers at the renowned Forsyth Institute (Cambridge, MA) are using a VIAFLO Assist to enhance the efficiency while maintaining the accuracy of pipetting protocols related to the discovery, measurement, and validation of new biomarkers of disease that can be found in saliva.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 18 Aug 2015

Quest Diagnostics announces quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share, payable on October 21, 2015 to shareholders of record of Quest Diagnostics common stock on October 6, 2015.

From Quest Diagnostics 18 Aug 2015

Genalyte completes $44 million in Series C Financing round

Genalyte, Inc. announced today it has completed a Series C Financing round of $44 million, led by Khosla Ventures. The company is redefining diagnostics with a testing platform and microchip technology that can be utilized in physician offices. With the application of a single drop of blood to a silicon microchip, Genalyte's Maverick Detection System can offer a complete panel of diagnostic test results in fifteen minutes.

18 Aug 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners hosts health and disaster preparedness fair in Colorado Springs

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, is hosting a health and disaster preparedness fair on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the St. Francis Medical Center off Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs.

18 Aug 2015

Kuros Biosurgery closes financing round of CHF15M

Kuros Biosurgery AG, a biotechnology company developing novel biomaterials and bioactive-biomaterial combination products and focused in therapeutic areas covering sealants and orthobiologics, announced today that it has closed a financing round of CHF15M. An additional investment is expected in a second closing later this year.

18 Aug 2015

Researchers develop new genomic data set on Lassa virus

An international team of researchers has developed the largest genomic data set in the world on Lassa virus (LASV).

14 Aug 2015

UNMCC receives NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation for cancer treatment, research programs

The University of New Mexico Cancer Center has been awarded the highest designation and rating in the United States for cancer treatment and research programs. It has received the National Cancer Institute's "NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center" designation, identifying it as one of the leading cancer centers in the nation and the only such cancer center in New Mexico.

13 Aug 2015

Common marker can help identify patients at high risk for deadly cardiac events

A marker commonly used to determine if a patient is having a heart attack can also be used to identify stable patients at high risk for deadly cardiac events, according to a new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

13 Aug 2015

Researchers describe new Lab-on-a-Disc device for fast and reliable diagnostics of urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections can quickly move from being a merely miserable experience to a life-threatening condition. Untreated cases may trigger sepsis, which occurs when the immune system, in an attempt to fight off the infection, inadvertently activates body-wide inflammation that can cause blood clots and leaky blood vessels.

12 Aug 2015

Breath analysis shows potential biomarkers for early-stage diagnosis of liver disease

A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham.

12 Aug 2015

Diagnostics News and Research

BD Life Sciences completes acquisition of Cellular Research

Sequenom, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center collaborate to explore utility of liquid biopsy assay

Jopari, One Call partner to accelerate workers' compensation workflows for medical practices

Berg and University of Miami extend partnership to battle cardiac dysfunction, heart failure

Number of dementia patients stabilizing experts claim

WHO and health cluster partners cope with health needs of internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Penn State College of Medicine students to work with medical educators to design new curriculum

Synthorx employs synthetic DNA technology to produce proteins containing novel amino acids

NIH grants Clinical and Translational Science Award to UC San Diego

Pittcon will be exhibiting at Recent Advances in Microbiology Research: A BioConference Live 2015 Virtual Event

Researchers at Forsyth Institute enhance pipetting efficiency using VIAFLO Assist

Quest Diagnostics announces quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share

Genalyte completes $44 million in Series C Financing round

DaVita HealthCare Partners hosts health and disaster preparedness fair in Colorado Springs

Kuros Biosurgery closes financing round of CHF15M

Researchers develop new genomic data set on Lassa virus

UNMCC receives NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation for cancer treatment, research programs

Common marker can help identify patients at high risk for deadly cardiac events

Researchers describe new Lab-on-a-Disc device for fast and reliable diagnostics of urinary tract infections

Breath analysis shows potential biomarkers for early-stage diagnosis of liver disease

Event guide: 16th Clinical Biomarkers & CDx Summit Europe eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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