Neogen launches coconut food allergen test kits

CONTACT: Jennifer Baker, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., March 25, 2019 — Neogen’s comprehensive line of tests to detect allergens in food products before they can reach consumers now includes simple and accurate tests for coconut in food, beverages and environmental samples. Neogen’s new Reveal® 3-D for Coconut Allergen screens environmental and liquid samples at 1 part per million... Read more

Adent completes transition as Neogen’s CEO

LANSING, Mich., Jan. 29, 2019 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that its transition of the responsibilities from James Herbert to John Adent as the company’s chief executive officer is now complete. Herbert will continue to serve as chairman of Neogen’s Board of Directors, and as the company’s director of strategic growth under the... Read more

USDA approves Reveal® Q+ for Aflatoxin with Raptor® reader

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 18, 2018 — Neogen Corporation announced today that the USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (USDA-FGIS) has awarded a Certificate of Conformance for the Reveal® Q+ for Aflatoxin test kit used with Neogen’s new Raptor® Integrated Analysis Platform system. Neogen’s Reveal Q+ for Aflatoxin test delivers fast and precise results, and is certified for a wide variety... Read more

Neogen Board approves stock buyback

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NEOG) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares of the company’s common stock. The shares will be purchased in the open market or in negotiated transactions. There can be no... Read more

Neogen launches water-based, high-volume zearalenone test

CONTACT: Mary Gadola, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Oct. 2, 2018 — Neogen has developed the first quantitative microwell test for zearalenone that uses only a water-based solution for extraction, which completely eliminates the need for methanol and ethanol in the extraction process. Neogen’s new Veratox® MAX for Zearalenone can deliver precise results ranging from 25 to... Read more

Neogen launches water-based aflatoxin screening test

CONTACT: Mary Gadola, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Sept. 24, 2018 — Neogen has developed the first screening test for aflatoxin that uses only a water-based solution for extraction. Neogen’s new Reveal® MAX for Aflatoxin can accurately screen corn and wheat samples at 20 parts per billion (ppb) of aflatoxin in only 3 minutes. Results produced on the simple... Read more

Neogen’s one-hour Listeria Right Now™ receives AOAC approval

CONTACT: George Nagle, Neogen Corporation 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Aug. 20, 2018 — Neogen’s revolutionary Listeria Right Now™ environmental pathogen detection system has officially achieved AOAC approval, license number #081802. The approval adds another level of assurance to the food safety community, as the product has now been validated by one of the industry’s leading third-party accreditation groups. “It’s extremely... Read more

Neogen acquires water microbiology testing technology

CONTACT: Steven J. Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Aug. 1, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired Clarus Labs, Inc. The acquisition provides Neogen products, and greater access to the $400 million global water microbiology testing market. The acquisition includes the patented Colitag™ water test, which... Read more

Acumedia® and Lab M® brands become Neogen Culture Media

CONTACT: John Guenther, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., June 26, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) today announced that its Acumedia® and Lab M® products are being combined and rebranded as Neogen Culture Media. The company has worked for over a year to provide a global brand of media harmonized for world-wide use. The new Neogen Culture Media product line will... Read more

Neogen names Donofrio VP of Food Safety R&D

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., April 19, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it had named Dr. Robert Donofrio as Vice President of Food Safety Research and Development. Donofrio had recently served as the director of this group of 75 scientists. “Neogen’s Board of Directors is pleased to... Read more