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Funding Awarded to Develop Diagnostic Point-of-Care Device for Sickle Cell Disease
Rockland Immunochemicals has announced the award of a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to develop an antibody-based point-of-care device for the diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease. More...21 Sep 2014
First European Company Obtains CE-IVD Marking for Next Generation Sequencing in Routine Testing
For the first time, a European company, Sophia Genetics, has obtained the CE-IVD mark for clinical use of Next Generation Sequencing bioinformatics pipeline for routine genetic testing. More...16 Sep 2014
Physician Office IVD Sector Nears USD 2.5 Billion
The physician office laboratory in vitro diagnostic market grew to USD 2.44 billion in 2013, from just over USD 2 billion four years ago, according to the 2014 market study report “Physician Office Laboratory Markets, 3rd Edition” from Kalorama Information. More...14 Sep 2014
Illumina Partners with Pharmaceutical Companies to Develop Companion Diagnostics
Illumina, has formed collaborative partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to develop a universal next-generation sequencing-based oncology test system. Initial partners include AstraZeneca, Janssen Biotech, and Sanofi. More...08 Sep 2014
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New Partnership Designed to Automate Dystrophin Measurement
Most IVD Sector Companies Look Outside the EU and USA for Growth
Rheonix and Life Technologies Introduce Molecular Testing Platform
Social Diagnostics Start-Up to Provide Simple, Affordable Tests Worldwide
Leica Biosystems Acquires Kreatech Diagnostics
Ventana Paves the Way for High-Standard Companion Diagnostic Clinical Trials Services in China
German Court Finds in Favor of Puritan in Patent Infringement Case
Genomic Biomarkers Assess Treatment Prognosis in Blood Cancers
EKF Wins Distribution Contract and Regulatory Approval for Target Regions
Beckman Coulter Acquires Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics’ Clinical Microbiology Business
IDT Acquires SURVEYOR Nuclease Product Line from Transgenomic
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
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