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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
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
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
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Abbott Closes Acquisition of Alere
Companies with Lab-Developed Tests Raise USD 2 Billion
Top Trends Impacting Global POC Testing Market
Thermo LC-MS Solutions Receive ANVISA Registration in Brazil
Seegene Partners with Hamilton to Develop Random Access System
Global Laboratory Informatics Market to Reach USD 3.16 Billion by 2022
DIAsource ImmunoAssays SA Acquires Viro-Immun Diagnostics
Global Lateral Flow Assay Market to Exceed 8 Billion by 2022
Mexico IVD Market Valued at USD 405 Million for 2016
DiaSorin to Acquire Siemens' ELISA Immunodiagnostics Business
Siemens to Acquire Blood Gas Subsidiary of Alere
Quidel to Acquire Alere Triage Assets
Global Clinical Lab Services Market to Reach USD 327 Billion by 2025
Global Hematology Analyzer Market to Surpass USD 2 Billion by 2024
Brazilian IVD Market Fueled by Growing Demand
Alliance Formed to Digitalize Medicine and Healthcare
PerkinElmer to Acquire EUROIMMUN
Robotic Use Increases to Speed Lab Workflow
Transasia Showcases Clinical Lab Solutions at APPI 2017
Blood Testing Market Surpasses USD 2 Billion in 2016
Siemens Healthineers and Fast-track Diagnostics Form Strategic Relationship
Grifols and Beckman Coulter Enter Distribution Agreement
Global Robotic Lab Systems Market Reaches USD 8.8 Billion
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