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NanoString, BWH partner to translate genomic biomarker discoveries into clinical cancer diagnostics

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-investigator research collaboration with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital to accelerate the translation of genomic biomarker discoveries into clinical cancer diagnostics.

From NanoString Technologies 7 Oct 2014

AIT, BioVendor and SCIENION partner to develop in-vitro diagnostic test for colon cancer

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, BioVendor and SCIENION today announced that the three companies will partner on the development of an in-vitro diagnostic test for colon cancer. The innovative test kit shall identify cancer at an early stage based on tumor autoantibody biomarkers.

24 Sep 2014

ISO 13485:2003 certification for Advanced Cell Diagnostics

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a global technology and market leader in in situ nucleic acid detection for life science research and clinical diagnostics, has been granted ISO 13485:2003 certification, an international quality standard for medical devices, paving a path for ACD to launch its CE marked diagnostic tests in Europe.

From Advanced Cell Diagnostics 11 Aug 2014

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Astute Medical, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. that will expand access to a new test that assesses critically ill patients for risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), a prevalent and deadly condition.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 28 Jul 2014

Beckman ranks among industry's highest performing Service providers in clinical diagnostics

Committed to providing the solutions labs need to meet the challenges they face, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has been ranked among the industry's highest performing Service providers in the clinical diagnostics industry in the 2014 IMV ServiceTrak Executive Summary Report.

26 Jul 2014

Tackling hepatitis C: an interview with Gaston Picchio, Global Hepatitis Disease Area Leader at Janssen

Gaston Picchio outlines the major findings of the recent report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): ‘Tackling hepatitis C: Moving towards an integrated policy approach’

23 Jul 2014

Johnson & Johnson sales increase 9.1% to $19.5 billion in second quarter 2014

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $19.5 billion for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 9.1% as compared to the second quarter of 2013. Operational results increased 9.4% and the negative impact of currency was 0.3%.

15 Jul 2014

NMR Spectroscopy for In-Vitro Diagnostic Research

An interview with Dr. Manfred Spraul, discussing AVANCE, an advanced NMR spectrometer that is being applied to the fields of epidemiology and metabolomics.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 2 Jul 2014

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

The demand for the development of novel diagnostic tools with interest for clinical analysis is increasing.

19 Jun 2014

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

The demand for the development of novel diagnostic tools with interest for clinical analysis is increasing.

19 Jun 2014

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

Agena Bioscience, Inc., a portfolio company of Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), today acquired the Bioscience business of Sequenom, Inc., which sells the MassARRAY® System for mass spectrometry-based detection of nucleic acids in research and clinical laboratories.

31 May 2014

Bioengineers develop tool that reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells

Bioengineers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of Montreal have used DNA to develop a tool that detects and reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells and that may one day be used to deliver drugs to tumor cells.

8 May 2014

Johnson & Johnson's sales increase 3.5% to $18.1 billion in first quarter 2014

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $18.1 billion for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 3.5% as compared to the first quarter of 2013. Operational results increased 5.3% and the negative impact of currency was 1.8%. Domestic sales increased 2.2%. International sales increased 4.5%, reflecting operational growth of 7.9% and a negative currency impact of 3.4%.

15 Apr 2014

Singulex signs agreement to co-develop the Sgx Clarity system with Tecan

Singulex, Inc., the developer and leading provider of Single Molecule Counting (SMC) technology for clinical diagnostics and scientific discovery, today announced an agreement to co-develop the Sgx Clarity system with Tecan, a leading global provider of laboratory automation instruments.

From Tecan 25 Mar 2014

Merck Millipore announces joint development agreement with Sysmex Corporation

Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today announced a clinical research, licensing and joint development agreement with Sysmex Corporation of Japan.

From Sysmex America, Inc. 18 Mar 2014

Covaris introduces truXTRAC High Throughput FFPE DNA Extraction & Purification Kit at 2014 AGBT

Covaris, Inc. introduced the truXTRAC™ High Throughput FFPE DNA Extraction & Purification Kit at the 2014 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting held in Marco Island, Florida.

11 Feb 2014

New collaboration aims to push cancer diagnostics to the next level

A collaboration between National Cancer Centre Singapore and Clearbridge BioMedics, in partnership with the Pathology Department at Singapore General Hospital has resulted in the establishment of the region's first Circulating Tumour Cell Centre of Research Excellence. This new Centre facilitates the use of circulating tumour cells in clinical diagnostics, in order for new technologies to be applied by healthcare institutions.

19 Jan 2014

mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments predicted to be the key subjects in 2014

Frost & Sullivan released today its three big predictions for the global healthcare market. Based on a '2013 Search for Growth' survey which involved 1835 executives in more than 40 countries worldwide, Frost & Sullivan's insight highlights new areas of growth. mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments will be the key subjects in 2014 and beyond.

4 Dec 2013

AB SCIEX launches IVD-MS Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe

Continuing to rapidly expand its presence in the clinical diagnostics field, AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the launch of its AB SCIEX IVD-MS™ Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe.*

27 Nov 2013

Bruker receives FDA clearance to market MALDI Biotyper CA System in the U.S.

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has been granted U.S. FDA clearance under Section 510(k) to market its MALDI Biotyper CA System in the United States for the identification of Gram negative bacterial colonies cultured from human specimens.

26 Nov 2013

Clinical Diagnostics News and Research

NanoString, BWH partner to translate genomic biomarker discoveries into clinical cancer diagnostics

AIT, BioVendor and SCIENION partner to develop in-vitro diagnostic test for colon cancer

ISO 13485:2003 certification for Advanced Cell Diagnostics

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Beckman ranks among industry's highest performing Service providers in clinical diagnostics

Tackling hepatitis C: an interview with Gaston Picchio, Global Hepatitis Disease Area Leader at Janssen

Johnson & Johnson sales increase 9.1% to $19.5 billion in second quarter 2014

NMR Spectroscopy for In-Vitro Diagnostic Research

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

Electroanalysis journal publishes a special issue about clinical diagnostics

Agena Bioscience acquires Sequenom’s Bioscience business

Bioengineers develop tool that reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells

Johnson & Johnson's sales increase 3.5% to $18.1 billion in first quarter 2014

Singulex signs agreement to co-develop the Sgx Clarity system with Tecan

Merck Millipore announces joint development agreement with Sysmex Corporation

Covaris introduces truXTRAC High Throughput FFPE DNA Extraction & Purification Kit at 2014 AGBT

New collaboration aims to push cancer diagnostics to the next level

mHealth, Cloud in Healthcare and Regulatory Environments predicted to be the key subjects in 2014

AB SCIEX launches IVD-MS Analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe

Bruker receives FDA clearance to market MALDI Biotyper CA System in the U.S.

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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