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Image: BBI Solutions will showcase its Morffi signal enhancement technology at MEDICA 2017, the world’s largest medical trade fair (Photo courtesy of BBI Solutions).

BBI Solutions to Showcase Technologies for Next-Generation Diagnostics

Immunoassay development and manufacturing specialist BBI Solutions will showcase its award-winning Morffi signal enhancement technology at the world’s largest medical trade fair, MEDICA 2017, which runs from November 13 to 16 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Morffi signal enhancement technology is a patent pending conjugate blocking technology that could provide a two-fold enhancement in the limit of detection in both plasma and urine as compared to existing gold conjugation methods; enabling lateral flow immunoassays to compete with traditional lab-based testing platforms. More...
15 Nov 2017
Image: The EasyScan GO AI-powered microscope is designed to help fight the spread of drug-resistant malaria and assist in case management (Photo courtesy of Motic).

Global Good and Motic Announce AI-Powered Microscope at MEDICA 2017

Advanced microscope designer and manufacturer Motic China Group Co., Ltd., has announced at MEDICA 2017 that it will partner with the Global Good Fund, a collaboration between Intellectual Ventures and Bill Gates, to develop technologies for humanitarian impact. The collaboration will create and distribute the EasyScan GO, a breakthrough AI-powered microscope to fight the spread of drug-resistant malaria and assist in case management. More...
15 Nov 2017

Siemens Healthineers Closes Epocal Acquisition

Siemens Healthineers, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG, has completed the acquisition of Epocal Inc., a subsidiary of Alere Inc. that develops and provides point-of-care (POC) blood diagnostic systems for healthcare enterprises. More...
07 Nov 2017

Clinical Chemistry Market to Reach USD 19.7 Billion in 2021

The market for clinical chemistry tests is projected to grow at 3% for the next five years from the current USD 17.8 billion to USD 19.7 billion in 2021. The major developed economies (US, Canada, West European countries, Australia, and Japan) together will account for almost 60 percent of the overall market due to their advanced medical delivery systems and widespread health insurance coverage of their residents. However, the demand in the developing countries will grow at a faster pace, driven by the expansion and upgrade of medical delivery systems and improvement in the availability and accessibility of basic patient testing services. These are the latest findings of Kalorama Information, an independent medical market research firm. More...
30 Oct 2017
Image: The VITROS 5600 integrated system (Photo courtesy of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics).

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and EKF Diagnostics Collaborate for Assay

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and EKF Diagnostics have entered into an agreement that allows Ortho customers to access the Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) assay, an important marker used in conjunction with clinical findings and other lab tests for the diagnosis and management of ketoacidosis and its main causative factor, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The fully automated assay is now available for use on Ortho's VITROS 4600 chemistry system and the VITROS 5600 integrated system. More...
17 Oct 2017

BioVendor Acquires All Shares of DIAsource ImmunoAssays SA

BioVendor - Laboratornímedicínaa.s., an international diagnostics holding, has acquired 100% of the shares of DIAsourceImmunoAssays SA from Anteo Diagnostics, which had acquired DIAsource in January 2016. More...
16 Oct 2017

Siemens Healthineers Enters Agreement with HORIBA Medical

Siemens Healthineers and HORIBA Medical have entered into a long-term agreement to bring new and innovative hematology solutions to the market globally. More...
16 Oct 2017
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