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SensiGen Licenses Ultra-Sensitive Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test
SensiGen LLC, a biotechnology company focused on developing proprietary gene-based molecular diagnostics, announced that it has exercised its option to exclusively license an ultra-sensitive human papillomavirus detection test developed at the University of Michigan Medical School. More...05 Mar 2007
Cepheid Acquires Sangtec Molecular Diagnostics AB
Cepheid has acquired Sangtec Molecular Diagnostics AB from the Nycomed-owned Altana Pharma AG for approximately US$27 million in cash. Sangtec develops and manufactures polymerase chain reaction-based molecular diagnostics products. More...27 Feb 2007
Lateral Flow Point-of-Care Tests Market Expanding
As the global call for increased usage of near-patient diagnostic testing escalates, the market for lateral flow point-of-care tests for everything from cardiac markers and cholesterol to diabetes and infectious diseases continues to rise at a healthy rate, with sales expected to surpass US$2.7 billion by 2010, according to a new study from medical market research firm Kalorama Information. More...27 Feb 2007
AbD Serotec and Thermo Fisher Scientific Sign Agreement
AbD Serotec, a division of MorphoSys and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the signing of an agreement covering the use of Thermo Scientific DyLight Dyes in combination with AbD Serotec's diagnostic and research antibodies to prepare a series of fluorescent reagents. The resulting products will be available through the AbD Serotec sales catalogue. Financial details were not disclosed.More...
27 Feb 2007
Qiagen Adds New Licenses to Molecular Diagnostics Portfolio
Qiagen announced that it has acquired licenses from Roche, as well as from Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. These two license agreements significantly expand Qiagen's rights to real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for use in in vitro diagnostics (IVD). Financial terms were not disclosed. More...27 Feb 2007
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Argos Therapeutics Wins NIH Contract for Personalized Immunotherapy
European Commission Funds Development of Patient-Friendly Endoscopy System
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Consortium to Study the Genetics of Lead Pollution in India
Dade Behring Signs License Agreement for Coagulation Test
Cepheid and bioMerieux to Collaborate on Sepsis Assays
Rockeby Secures License for Pre-eclampsia Diagnostic Test
Use of Aptamers Expands in Treatment of Human Diseases
Almac Diagnostics Enters License Agreement with GeneGo
Diagnostic Hybrids Enters Agreement With Microgen
diaDexus and Mayo Collaborate on Breast Cancer Diagnosis
PerkinElmer to Acquire Euroscreen Products
Schering-Plough and OraSure Technologies Sign Agreement
Ciphergen and Quest Develop Peripheral Artery Disease Diagnostic
Sequenom and Qiagen Target Prenatal Diagnostics
Biocurex to Collaborate With Moscow Research Center
Immunicon and Eisai Enter Biomarker Agreement
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