EUROIMMUN is one of the first European manufacturers of diagnostic tests to provide CE-marked antibody detection systems to support COVID-19 diagnostics. The Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISAs for immunoglobulin classes A and G from EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer, Inc. company (NYSE:PKI), have received the CE mark and can now be applied to COVID-19 diagnostics. The PCR test EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2... Read more
The Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISAs for immunoglobulin classes A and G from EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer, Inc. company (NYSE:PKI), have received the CE mark and can now be applied to COVID-19 diagnostics. The PCR test EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2 has been submitted for CE mark. COVID-19 is currently significantly affecting the lives of people worldwide. At the end of January... Read more
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, March 24, 2020 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has begun shipments to the United States of its new QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel test to aid in diagnosing patients infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus under a new Policy of the U.S. Food and... Read more
March 17, 2020 Automation Solutions and Services to Aid Critical Coronavirus Testing Reno, Nevada, USA and Bonaduz, Switzerland (March 17, 2020) – Today, Hamilton Company announces multiple automation-related initiatives to aid healthcare workers and researchers as they battle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Two new automated assay ready workstations, based on the Company’s Microlab® STARlet liquid handling workstation, facilitate... Read more
AUSTIN, Texas, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) announced today that four independent clinical laboratories have validated laboratory developed tests (LDTs) for automated, rapid detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus using the sample-to-answer ARIES® System. These LDTs demonstrate that high complexity laboratories using the ARIES® System can immediately add novel coronavirus diagnostics to their... Read more
CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS), announced today new leadership appointments and a realignment of its Life Sciences business organization to enhance capabilities and provide for optimal growth and efficiency. Over the past decade, Brooks has undergone a transformation from a pure semiconductor automation company to a company addressing two... Read more
New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis New assays for Campylobacter, STEC, Vibrio and Staphylococcus aureus enable more comprehensive pathogen testing for all food manufacturers BASINGSTOKE, England, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today released five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related... Read more
AUSTIN, Texas, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the rapidly changing situation associated with the Wuhan coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, continues to evolve both in the United States and around the world, Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) announced today updates on the company’s plans, progress, and capabilities in assisting laboratories to detect and diagnose cases of this... Read more
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the company has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 510(k) clearance of the VERIGENE® II Respiratory Flex Assay, the second VERIGENE II assay to be submitted to the agency. The VERIGENE® II Respiratory Flex (RSP Flex) Assay... Read more
Brooks Acquires Laboratory Software Firm RURO Inc. CHELMSFORD, Mass., Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) announced today that it has acquired RURO, Inc., an informatics software company based in Frederick, Maryland. The total cash purchase price of the acquisition was $15 million, subject to customary working capital and other adjustments. RURO... Read more