Industry

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

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

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


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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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
Supply Agreement to Boost Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Scandinavia
Clinical Applications Transforming Flow Cytometry Sector
Partners to Develop and Commercialize Noninvasive Tests for Bladder Cancer
Distribution Agreement to Improve Automated Hemostasis Diagnostics
Innovative Microbial Diagnostics Developer Acquired by Biomedical Giant
Alere Strengthens Core Strategy Through Two New Transactions
Cancer Genetics Expands Access to Proprietary Diagnostics Through Agreement with Harvard Pilgrim
QIAGEN Expands Diagnostics Menu in Partnership with Seegene
Next Generation Sequencing Provides Responsiveness for Identifying Resistant Pathogens
Hitachi High-Tech and QIAGEN Partner to Advance Diagnostics
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