Roche launches Elecsys Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) immunoassay panel to improve EBV infection staging

The Elecsys EBV panel accurately identifies the EBV infection stage from a single blood sample, which means less confirmatory testing and, potentially, faster diagnosis for patients Clear and quick diagnosis of acute infection allows physicians to decide faster on treatment for transplant patients The EBV panel can be used to rule out other acute infections,... Read more

Fit for the COVID Fight: GE Healthcare Expands Ultrasound Family with New Point of Care System and AI Offering

Chicago – 30 March 2021 – Driven by pandemic realities and clinical demand for portable and intelligent point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), GE Healthcare today unveiled Venue Fit™, a streamlined and compact POCUS system, alongside an industry-first AI offering for cardiac imaging on the Venue™ and Venue Go™. The Venue Fit is the smallest system in GE... Read more

Gigahertz-class NMR Opens New Scientific Windows on Functional Structural Biology in Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– At the Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference 2021 (ENC), Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announces that the Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ), Germany has expanded its research into functional structural biology in neurodegenerative diseases with the addition of a 1.2 GHz Avance™ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Novel GHz-class NMR technology at FZ Juelich now... Read more

Oxford Nanopore and Circulomics launch kits to enable routine sequencing of ultra-long fragments of DNA

Thu 25th March 2021 Results from developers on human samples — MinION (left) and PromethION (right) The Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit, which has enabled read lengths of up to 4.2 Mb and maximises the quantity of ultra-long fragments, is now available in store. In combination with Circulomics Nanobind Kits, the Oxford Nanopore Ultra-Long DNA Sequencing Kit... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes FDA Listing and Launches the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR System for In Vitro Diagnostic Use

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes FDA Listing and Launches the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR System for In Vitro Diagnostic Use Innovative qPCR platform simplifies molecular diagnostic workflows for infectious disease, oncology and COVID-19 testing CARLSBAD, Calif., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the completion of the U.S. Food and Drug... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches In-Air SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Solution

The Thermo Scientific AerosolSense Sampler enables organizations to monitor indoor environments and strengthen facility safety protocols WALTHAM, Mass., March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific AerosolSense Sampler, a new surveillance solution designed to deliver fast and highly reliable... Read more

GE Healthcare Introduces StarGuide, a New Nuclear Medicine System to Help Advance Precision Health & Theranostics

[FOR EUROPEAN MEDIA] GE Healthcare introduces StarGuide, the company’s most advanced SPECT/CT designed to usher in a new age of discovery for research-focused clinicians Utilizing the latest advancements in Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) technology, StarGuide helps providers explore and better understand the patient condition to improve patient outcomes across care areas The system’s Digital Focus... Read more

GE Healthcare Introduces StarGuide, a New Nuclear Medicine System to Help Advance Precision Health & Theranostics

[FOR EUROPEAN MEDIA] GE Healthcare introduces StarGuide, the company’s most advanced SPECT/CT designed to usher in a new age of discovery for research-focused clinicians Utilizing the latest advancements in Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) technology, StarGuide helps providers explore and better understand the patient condition to improve patient outcomes across care areas The system’s Digital Focus... Read more