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Ventana Paves the Way for High-Standard Companion Diagnostic Clinical Trials Services in China
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., member of the Roche Group, has announced a new agreement with Quintiles, Inc. to offer College of American Pathology -standard companion diagnostic testing services to cancer patients in China via early phase clinical trials conducted by pharmaceutical and biotech companies. More...12 Aug 2014
German Court Finds in Favor of Puritan in Patent Infringement Case
Copan’s patent infringement claims against Puritan were dismissed by the District Court in Düsseldorf (Germany) at an oral hearing on June 24, 2014, where the court made clear that Puritan’s HydraFlock and PurFlock Ultra flocked swab products are flocked differently and do not have the fiber arrangement claimed by Copan. More...06 Aug 2014
Genomic Biomarkers Assess Treatment Prognosis in Blood Cancers
The biomarker gene, splicing factor 3B subunit 1, is believed to play a critical role in the prognosis of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, a group of hematological cancers in which bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. More...04 Aug 2014
EKF Wins Distribution Contract and Regulatory Approval for Target Regions
EKF Diagnostics Holdings, an AIM-listed point-of-care, central laboratory and molecular diagnostics business, announced that it has signed a new distribution contract in China and that one of its OEM partners has received further regulatory approval across several target territories. More...28 Jul 2014
IDT Acquires SURVEYOR Nuclease Product Line from Transgenomic
The SURVEYOR line is to be used by Integrated DNA Technologies primarily to support researchers performing mutation detection and potentially-clinical genome editing, and by Transgenomic primarily to support diagnostic and other clinical applications. More...13 Jul 2014
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Fewer Regulatory Barriers in Europe Benefit Companion Diagnostics Sector
Biocartis and Abbott Enter Exclusive Partnership to Develop Multiplex Companion Diagnostics
Gene Expression Profiling Drives Personalized Medicine Worldwide
Rosetta and Moffitt Partner to Develop microRNA Cancer Diagnostic
Sequenom Sells Bioscience Unit to Agena
Biodesign and Thermo Fisher to Rapidly Assess Absorbed Radiation Dose
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Partners with Quest Diagnostics
Roche Acquires Genia Technologies, Strengthens Next Generation Sequencing Pipeline
Partnership with Lilly Expands Qiagen’s Personalized Healthcare Pipeline
Uptake of Next-Generation Sequencing in Europe Driven Largely by Personalized Medicine Developments
Microfluidic Point-of-Care Diagnostics Now a Must-Have
American Genomics Company Enters the Indian Cancer Diagnostics Sector
Response Genetics Expands Distribution of ResponseDX Testing into Mexico
Distribution Agreement Signed for Assistant Digital Cell Imaging System
BioConference Live to Welcome AACC 2014 President
Digital Pathology Market to Grow Exponentially in China
EKF Diagnostics Acquires Selah Genomics and DiaSpect Medical
Infectious Disease Diagnostics Redefined by Emerging Technologies
Response Genetics Enters Next Generation Sequencing with Lung Cancer Panel from Knight Cancer Institute
Roche and Hitachi Renew Alliance in Diagnostics
Stago's Headquarters Move to New Building
Bio-Rad Acquires GnuBIO and Fast Integrated DNA Sequencing Platform
Beckman Coulter and hc1.com Enter Strategic Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Cloud System
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