Industry
Cardiac Biomarker Testing Market Reaches $2 Billion
The market for tests using cardiac biomarkers, including cardiac markers used for heart attack detection, and cholesterol and coagulation tests, surpassed $2 billion in 2015. These are the latest findings of Kalorama Information, (New York, NY, USA), an independent medical market research firm. More...11 Jul 2016
PoC Diagnostics Market Worth $36.96 Billion by 2021
The global Point-of-Care (PoC) diagnostics market is estimated to grow at CAGR of 9.8% from 2016 to 2021 to reach USD 36.96 Billion, driven by the rising prevalence of lifestyle and infectious diseases and growing preference for home healthcare across the world. More...11 Jul 2016
Agilent Technologies to Acquire Assets of iLab Solutions
Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, California, USA) will acquire most of the assets of iLab Solutions, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts, USA), including the company’s technology, intellectual property, product portfolio and employee talent. The acquisition is expected to be completed in early August, subject to local laws and regulations and customary closing conditions. More...04 Jul 2016
Beckman Coulter and Ortho Clinical Partner to Deliver Infectious Disease Testing Menu
Beckman Coulter, Inc., (Brea, California, USA) and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Raritan, New Jersey, USA) have entered a strategic relationship for marketing Ortho's VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and infectious disease menu in the United States. More...04 Jul 2016
Luminex Enters Agreement to Acquire Nanosphere
Luminex Corporation (Austin, TX, USA) and Nanosphere, Inc. (Northbrook, IL, USA) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Luminex will acquire Nanosphere, a leader in molecular microbiology and diagnostics, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD 77 million (USD 1.70 per share). More...26 May 2016
Sysmex and Siemens Extend Partnership in Hemostasis Testing
Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) and Siemens Healthcare Laboratory Diagnostics (NY, USA) have announced an extension to their long-standing partnership through at least 2020. The contract extension adds a minimum of two additional years to the global supply, distributorship, and sales and service agreement for hemostasis clinical testing products. More...26 May 2016
In Vitro Diagnostics Market to Witness Swift Growth
The global in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market is expected to expand rapidly owing to an aging population, chronic lifestyle related diseases, and increased usage of personalized medicine and point-of-care (POC) testing. These are the latest findings of Grand View Research (San Francisco, CA, USA), a market research and consulting company. More...26 May 2016
In Other News
DiaSorin Enters U.S. Molecular and Immunoassay Market
R-Biopharm and Merck Partner on Companion Diagnostics
Near-Patient Molecular Diagnostics Forecasted to USD 1 Billion
HTG Molecular Diagnostics Announces IVD Development Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific
Frozen Section Analysis for Breast Cancer Saves Time
Continued Growth Expected for Molecular POC Testing
Clinical Laboratory Services Introduce Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections
Lab Information Systems Sector Reaches 1 Billion
Multifaceted Intervention Reduces In-Patient Laboratory Costs
Arquer and Euro Diagnostica Partner on Noninvasive Test for Bladder Cancer
Collaboration Helps Accelerate Launch of New Malaria Test
Abbott to Gain Leadership in POC Diagnostics upon Acquisition of Alere
IVD Sector in India Shows Stable Growth and Exhibits Potential
Thermo Fisher to Acquire Affymetrix, Strengthens Biosciences Leadership
Top Five IVD Sector Trends of 2015 Announced
Challenge to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Disease Infections Spurs Growth in IVD Sector
Growth Continues in Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Gene Expression Informatics Companies Collaborate on Diagnostics of Age-Related Diseases
Molecular Diagnostics Sector Reaches New Peak
Distribution Agreement Reached for Multiplexed Assay Platforms
Enhanced IT Propels Clinical Laboratory Services Sector
Erba Mannheim Acquires Maxmat for Diagnostics Analyzers and Advanced Development
Diagnostic Company Acquisition to Ease Market Entry and Shorten Development Time for New Tests
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