Industry
IMDx Receives Certification to Develop, Manufacture IVD Devices
Intelligent Medical Devices has received ISO certification to design, develop, and manufacture IVD devices for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in molecular biology, and will obtain licenses to commercialize the tests in Canada. More...21 Jun 2012
Exosome Diagnostics to Validate Life Technologies Platform for Biofluid Isolation Kits
Exosome Diagnostics has reached an agreement with Life Technologies to use the Applied Biosystems' 7500 fast Dx real-time PCR instrument for the company’s exosome biofluid in vitro diagnostics oncology program. More...19 Jun 2012
Trovagene and Strand Life Sciences Collaborate on Urine-Based HPV Screening Test
Trovagene, Inc., a developer of transrenal molecular diagnostics, and Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., which offers predictive systems modeling, data integration, and context management for research and laboratory professionals, announced they are collaborating on a urine-based Human Papillomavirus test. More...12 Jun 2012
Long-Standing Distribution Agreement Between Instrumentation Laboratory and Beckman Coulter Comes to an End
After over 20 years of successful collaboration, Instrumentation Laboratory announced that their Strategic Alliance Cross-Distribution agreement with Beckman Coulter, Inc. over their Hemostasis product line will terminate June 22, 2012.
More...07 Jun 2012
Roche Recognizes med fusion as a Molecular Center of Excellence
Roche Diagnostics, a biotech company focused on research-based healthcare, has formed an alliance with med fusion LLC, an integrated laboratory and clinical trials service organization, designating the company as a Roche Molecular Center of Excellence for the next five years. More...06 Jun 2012
In Other News
Ventana Signs Agreement to Commercialize Antibody Associated with Cancer Diagnostics
Ventana Acquires In Vitro Rights for ERG Protein Measurement
Myriad and Intermountain Healthcare to Collaborate on Molecular Diagnostics
4-Antibody and Evotec Collaborate on Early Antibody Functionality Testing
Affymetrix and ScreenCell Sign Distribution Agreement for Tumor Cell Technology
Agilent Technologies Acquires Dako to Expand Diagnostic Solutions Portfolio
Qiagen Expands Portfolio with AmniSure Acquisition
Sony Invests Millions in Medical Devices and Clinical Pathology
Hologic Set to Acquire Gen-Probe
Collaboration and Licensing Agreement Expanded to Exploit Isoforms as Diagnostic Markers
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Acquires Blue Ocean Biomedical
Sysmex and Roche Extend Hematology Alliance
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Personalized Diagnostics Is Dynamic Area of IVD Sector
Collaboration Develops Companion Diagnostic Test for Cancer Therapy
BD Diagnostics Acquires Kiestra and Expands Microbiology Portfolio
Cancer Testing Market to Experience Better Than Average Growth
Current Opportunity and Future Potential of Personalized Medicine
Rubicon Genomics Enters Cancer Diagnostics Agreement with Agendia
OGT Enters Licensing Agreement for Twelve Colorectal Cancer Biomarkers
Analytica 2012 Live Lab Takes Visitors into the World of Laboratories
Signal Genetics Expands Oncology Pipeline with Acquisition of ChipDX
Rusnano and Magnisense to Collaborate on Advanced Diagnostic Systems
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