Industry

CerTest Biotec Opens New Facility for Diagnostic Products
CerTest Biotec, a biotechnology company focused on the development and manufacturing of IVD diagnostic products, has opened a new facility in Spain for the research, development and manufacture of molecular diagnostics products. More...31 May 2018
Global Molecular Diagnostics Market to Reach USD 11 Billion by 2023
The global molecular diagnostics market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% from USD 7.71 billion in 2018 to USD 11.54 billion by 2023, driven by the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases and various types of cancers, rising awareness and acceptance of personalized medicine and companion diagnostics, growth of the biomarker identification market, and advancements in molecular techniques. More...31 May 2018
Global POC Coag Test Market Driven by Increasing Geriatrics
The global point-of-care (POC) coagulation testing market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% during the period 2018-2022, driven by the growing geriatric population, worldwide, and increasing focus on personalized medicine. These are the latest findings of Technavio Research, a global technology research and advisory company. More...03 May 2018
Global PCR Market to Surpass USD 7 Billion by 2025
The global polymerase chain reaction market (PCR) was valued at USD 3.7 billion in 2017 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8% over the forecast period (2017 – 2025) to surpass USD 7.4 billion by 2025. The extensive applications of the PCR laboratory technique in various fields, rising prevalence and incidence of infectious and chronic diseases, and growing need to develop advanced PCR systems for the rapid and inexpensive quantitative detection of target samples are expected to be the key growth drivers of the PCR market during the forecast period. More...03 May 2018

Siemens Healthineers Launches Thermocycler with AI-Powered Software
Siemens Healthineers launched a new molecular thermocycler, the Fast Track cycler (FTC), and the complementary new FastFinder software at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2018). The compact FTC allows laboratories of all sizes to implement molecular testing with simplicity and speed, while the FastFinder software improves workflow using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered automation. More...26 Apr 2018

Google Builds AR Microscope for Cancer Detection
A team of researchers at Google LLC has developed a prototype Augmented Reality Microscope (ARM) platform that could help accelerate and democratize the adoption of deep learning tools for pathologists around the world. The platform comprises a modified light microscope that allows for real-time image analysis and presentation of the results of machine learning algorithms directly into the field of view. The ARM can be retrofitted into existing light microscopes in hospitals and clinics using low-cost, readily available components, and without the need for analyzing whole slide digital versions of the tissue. More...25 Apr 2018

AI-Based Cancer Diagnosis System Eliminates Errors
The first-ever artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital pathology diagnostic system has been deployed in a live clinical setting, following a pilot period, in which the system identified isolated major errors in retrospective prostate core needle biopsies (PCNBs) that had been diagnosed as benign. More...25 Apr 2018
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Randox and Bosch Partner to Launch Molecular Diagnostics Platform
Immunofluorescence Assay Market Worth USD 2 Billion by 2023
Siemens Healthineers AG IPO Planned for First Half of 2018
Molecular POC Market to Reach USD 510 Million by 2023
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QIAGEN Enters into Agreement to Acquire STAT-Dx
Top Drivers of Global Laboratory Centrifuge Market
Cancerous Tissue Analysis Introduced Using On-chip Technology
Siemens Healthineers Strategy 2025 to Focus on AI
GE Healthcare and Roche Partner to Develop Digital Diagnostics Platform
Seegene Develops World’s First Multiplex MDx Assays with AI System
Global POC Infectious Disease Market to Reach USD 1.9 Billion by 2025
Fewer Pathologists and More Cancer Patients Drive Pathology Market
AI Outperforms Pathologists in Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Siemens Healthineers Acquires Fast Track Diagnostics
Google Releases AI Tool for Precision Medicine
GE Launches Drawbridge Health to Transform Blood Collection
Laboratory-Developed Tests Market Driven by Cancer Treatment
Global Lab Automation Market to Reach USD 5.20 Billion by 2022
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