Industry

Qiagen Partners with Sysmex for Development and Commercialization of Cancer Companion Diagnostics
QIAGEN N.V. (Venlo, Netherlands) and Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) have entered into a global strategic alliance for the development and commercialization of cancer companion diagnostics, which will leverage both QIAGEN’s leadership in this field and Sysmex’s Plasma-Safe-SeqS technology for next generation sequencing (NGS). More...02 Jul 2021

Bio-Rad and Seegene Enter into Partnership for Molecular Diagnostic Testing Products
Bio-Rad Laboratories (Hercules, CA, USA) and Seegene, Inc. (Seoul, Korea) have entered into a partnership for the clinical development and commercialization of infectious disease molecular diagnostic products. More...02 Jul 2021

Inova Diagnostics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Digital Multi-Analyte System Aptiva
Inova Diagnostics (San Diego, CA, USA) has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Aptiva System, a fully automated digital multi-analyte system that represents the next generation of high-throughput processors for the clinical laboratory. More...30 Jun 2021

Global Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market to Reach USD 985 Million by 2026
The global blood gas and electrolyte analyzers market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% from an estimated USD 728.7 million in 2020 to USD 985 million by 2026, driven by improving infrastructure in diagnostic centers, hospitals and clinical laboratories, and a rise in the integration of critical equipment such as analyzers in ICUs, NICUs, and emergency and trauma units. More...30 Jun 2021

Eurofins to Acquire Genetic Testing Services Provider DNA Diagnostics Center
Eurofins Scientific (Ebersberg, Germany) has announces that its subsidiary Eurofins Clinical Testing US Holdings, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC; Fairfield, OH, USA). More...29 Jun 2021

Hologic Completes Acquisition of Mobidiag
Hologic, Inc. (Marlborough, MA, USA) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Mobidiag Ltd. (Espoo, Finland), an innovator in near-patient, acute care molecular diagnostic testing, for an enterprise value of approximately USD 808 million. More...24 Jun 2021

Quidel Receives Amended FDA Emergency Use Authorization for New AI-Powered Sofia Q Rapid Antigen Test Device
Quidel Corporation (San Diego, CA, USA) has received an amended Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing the company to market Sofia Q, its latest addition to the Sofia and Sofia 2 line of Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzers (FIA). More...15 Jun 2021
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Global Digital PCR and Real-Time PCR Market Growth Driven by Increasing Cases of Infectious Diseases
Siemens Completes Acquisition of Varian to Create Integrated Portfolio of Imaging, Laboratory Diagnostics, AI and Cancer Treatment
Eppendorf Introduces Multipurpose Centrifuge 5910 Ri to Accelerate Results
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Diagnostics Market to Reach USD 3.86 Billion by 2025
DiaSorin to Acquire Luminex to Broaden Positioning in Molecular Diagnostics Space
Philips Collaborates with AI Startup Ibex to Accelerate Adoption of AI-Powered Digital Pathology Solutions
Hologic to Acquire Mobidiag to Strengthen Diagnostic Testing Business
PerkinElmer’s EUROIMMUN Launches Novel Ultrafast Automated Microscope and Intelligent Software for State-of-the-Art Diagnostics
Roche to Acquire Genmark Diagnostics to Access Novel Technology to Test for Pathogens with One Patient Sample
EKF Globally Launches STAT-Site WB β-Ketone and Glucose Handheld Analyzer
Roche and Bio-Rad Enter Into Global Quality Control Partnership
Mindray and Tencent AI Lab to Jointly Develop AI Products for Blood Disease Screening and In Vitro Diagnosis
Hologic Acquires European Molecular Diagnostic Company Diagenode
Siemens and Sysmex Extend Agreement to Provide One of the Largest Portfolios of Hemostasis Testing Systems and Reagents
Hologic Partners with Google Cloud to Focus on AI and Machine Learning for Advancing Digital Diagnostic Capabilities
LGC Acquires Technopath Clinical Diagnostics to Strengthen Position in Clinical Diagnostics QC Market
HORIBA Acquires MedTest Dx and Pointe Scientific to Expand Laboratory Chemistry Offerings
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