QIAGEN Clinical Insight surpasses 1 million patient test cases analyzed and interpreted

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, June 20, 2019 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that QIAGEN Clinical Insight (QCI®), its clinical decision support platform for interpretation and reporting of variants derived from analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, has achieved a milestone of more than 1 million patient test cases analyzed... Read more

QIAGEN and McKesson agree to distribute QIAstat-Dx syndromic testing solution to smaller hospitals and other select segments in the United States

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, June 19, 2019 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced an agreement for McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., an affiliate of McKesson Corporation , a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, to serve as the exclusive distributor of QIAGEN’s QIAstat-Dx syndromic testing solution in the “acute” market... Read more

Fluidigm Introduces Three Imaging Mass Cytometry Panel Kits and Advanced CyTOF Software to Accelerate Immuno-Oncology Research

PDF Version Illuminating the diversity of immune cell phenotypes and function in the context of the tumor microenvironment, all in a single scan SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced that it... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Predictive Laboratories Announce Global Infertility Research Collaboration

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Predictive Laboratories Announce Global Infertility Research Collaboration Studies aim to elucidate infertility genetics for development of noninvasive test to support decision making and improved outcomes for women pursuing fertility treatment CARLSBAD, Calif., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific announced today that it has entered into a global research collaboration... Read more

QIAGEN to deliver genomic insights for Japan’s new molecular oncology clinical research and precision medicine initiative

Hilden, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2019 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its QIAGEN Clinical Insight (QCI) offering was selected by the National Cancer Center of Japan, as part of the Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s precision medicine program, for the analysis, interpretation and reporting of molecular... Read more

Synergy and Cytation Readers Validated for Agilent MitoXpress and pH-Xtra Assays

June 18, 2019 BioTek is pleased to announce that its Synergy™ H1 and Synergy Neo2 Hybrid Multi-Mode Readers and its Cytation™ 1 and Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers are validated for use with the MitoXpress and pH-Xtra Assays from Agilent Technologies. The assays may be used alone or combined to measure metabolism in live cells. Instructional Applications Bulletins are available for each multi-mode reader detailing the specific parameters... Read more

BD Unveils New Solution for High Throughput Molecular Diagnostic Testing

Automated BD COR™ System Achieves CE-IVD Status; Now Available in Europe Jun 18, 2019 FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ (June 18, 2019) – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the CE-IVDD certification of the BD COR™ System in Europe. The high throughput solution for infectious disease diagnostics sets a new standard... Read more

Ontera Awarded ~$1M Contract from IARPA for Zika Genotyping Test

June 18, 2019 07:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontera Inc., the leader in silicon-based nanopore diagnostics, announced today that the company has received a $982,593 contract from Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that invests in research and innovative technologies to strengthen... Read more

Illumina Wins Infringement Suit Against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom issued a judgment in its favor in the patent infringement suit filed against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. The Court found that Ariosa’s Harmony non-invasive prenatal test infringed EP 1 524 321 and that the... Read more

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Bio-Techne’s ExoDx™ Prostate Intelliscore™ (EPI) Test

JUNE 17, 2019 MINNEAPOLIS, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its ExoDx Prostate IntelliScore (EPI) test, making it the first exosome-based liquid biopsy test to receive a Breakthrough Device Designation. This designation not only validates the clinical importance of... Read more