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Image: The HTG Edge system which provides easy to use, walkaway automation for multiplexed profiling panels (HTG Molecular Diagnostics).

HTG Molecular Diagnostics Announces IVD Development Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific

HTG Molecular Diagnostics, a provider of instruments and reagents for molecular profiling applications, have announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific under which HTG will have the right to develop a number of in vitro diagnostic tests for use with Thermo Fisher’s next-generation sequencing Ion PGM Dx System.  More...
27 Mar 2016
Image: A stained frozen section slide used for the analysis while a patient is still on the operating table (Photo courtesy of the Mayo clinic).

Frozen Section Analysis for Breast Cancer Saves Time

When diagnosed with breast cancer, women may have thousands of questions running through their minds, but one they may not have immediately is: Will my choice of provider save me time and money?   More...
15 Mar 2016

Continued Growth Expected for Molecular POC Testing

Diagnostics that can harness the speed and efficiency of DNA testing but take up a small space in a clinical lab or be used at point-of-care, next the patient is a reality, with several products already available and many in development, according to a new healthcare market research report.  More...
13 Mar 2016
Image: Photomicrograph of Cryptococcus neoformans using a light India ink staining preparation. Life-threatening infections caused by the encapsulated fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans have been increasing steadily over the past 10 years because of the onset of AIDS, and the expanded use of immunosuppressive drugs (Photo courtesy of CDC/Dr. Leanor Haley).

Clinical Laboratory Services Introduce Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections

Globally, the incidence of invasive fungal infections is more than two million per year, with mortality rates that can exceed 50% and the need for improved diagnostic tools to quickly identify invasive fungal infections is recognized worldwide.   More...
08 Mar 2016

Lab Information Systems Sector Reaches 1 Billion

The global laboratory information systems sector reached USD 1 billion in 2015, in part due to the expected rebound of independent labs, according to a new healthcare market report on LIS.  More...
28 Feb 2016
Image: A phlebotomist examining a blood sample to be used for multiple tests ordered by the physician (Photo courtesy of University of Utah Medical Center).

Multifaceted Intervention Reduces In-Patient Laboratory Costs

A tool called Value Driven Outcomes has been developed to reduce superfluous laboratory testing and when integrated into a quality improvement initiative laboratory costs decreased by nearly 10% per visit.  More...
16 Feb 2016
Image: The “Mcm5-ELISA” diagnostic test enables noninvasive, high-sensitivity, high-specificity testing for bladder cancer from patient urine samples (Photo courtesy of Arquer Diagnostics).

Arquer and Euro Diagnostica Partner on Noninvasive Test for Bladder Cancer

Arquer Diagnostics, a company which has developed a high-sensitivity, high-specificity, ELISA-based urine test for cancer, has signed an agreement with Euro Diagnostica for the manufacturing and supply of Arquer’s Mcm5-ELISA test for the diagnosis of bladder cancer.  More...
14 Feb 2016
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