RECENT NEWS
Fujifilm introduces Synapse Pathology
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation, a provider of enterprise imaging and informatics solutions, will showcase its newly branded Synapse Pathology (formerly Dynamyx) at the forthcoming United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) annual meeting in New Orleans.
Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer by combining Proclarix with magnetic resonance imaging
Proteomedix, a Swiss diagnostics company committed to advance prostate cancer care, has announced that new results evaluating Proclarix in combination with imaging were published in BJU International.
Fluxergy acquires HomeLab technology from InnaMed
Fluxergy, a medical diagnostic company focused on multiplex, multimodal point-of-care testing, has announced that it has acquired certain employees and assets and licensed electrochemical biosensing technology from InnaMed, Inc. including the HomeLab device and software.
Agilent announces global distribution agreement with Proscia
Agilent Technologies has announced a multi-year distribution agreement with digital pathology firm Proscia to offer a comprehensive digital diagnostic pathology system. Combining Agilent's pathology staining solutions with Proscia’s Concentriq Dx enterprise pathology platform will empower laboratories to transform diagnostic efficiency and quality.
Warwick academic partners with GSK for new chair role in computational pathology
Professor Rajpoot, Director of the Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre at the University of Warwick, has been announced as the new GSK Chair of Computational Pathology at the University of Warwick.
Roquefort Therapeutics unveils advisory board
Biotechnology company Roquefort Therapeutics has announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
EC approves amended transitional provisions of the Medical Devices Regulations
The European Commission’s Proposal to amend the transitional provisions of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) has now been formally adopted by the Council of the European Union.
AI in healthcare award for NHS deployment of Ibex’s Galen Breast
Ibex Medical Analytics, the University of Nottingham and a consortium of NHS Trusts, have been announced as the winners of the UK Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award, recognising the deployment of Ibex's Galen Breast solution across five NHS trusts and delivering improved breast cancer diagnosis and laboratory efficiency.
Weaknesses in US laboratory system need addressing to improve disease response
Weaknesses in the United States laboratory system, which were illuminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscore a need for policy changes to improve the country’s infectious disease response, according to a new analysis by a Weill Cornell Medicine investigator.
PerkinElmer launches EnVison Nexus multimode plate reader
PerkinElmer has launched the EnVision Nexus system, its fastest and most sensitive multimode plate reader to date, designed for demanding high-throughput screening (HTS) applications and to accelerate drug discovery efforts.
Study finds plate choice can affect EM microbial air sampling
Cherwell, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and related industries, has published the findings of an investigative study suggesting that prepared media plate choice can affect the accuracy of microbial air sampling.
Sophia Genetics and Qiagen partner for next-generation sequencing
Healthcare software firm Sophia Genetics has entered into a new partnership with Qiagen that will pair QIAseq reagent technology with the Sophia DDM platform to enhance tumour analysis through next-generation sequencing (NGS).
IBMS welcomes inquiry report on NHS backlogs
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has welcomed the publishing of the results of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee inquiry on managing NHS backlogs and waiting times.
Mpox a cause for concern in pregnant persons
Contracting the monkeypox virus (mpox) while pregnant can cause Congenital Mpox Syndrome, placental infection, and stillbirth, according to an article from the scientific journal published by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
PathGroup chooses Proscia for digital pathology
PathGroup, one of the largest providers of anatomic, clinical, digital, and molecular pathology services in the United States, has chosen digital pathology firm Proscia’s Concentriq Dx software platform.
New figures show diverse NHS workforce
The NHS workforce is more diverse than at any other point in its history, according to an annual report into race equality across the health service.
England Rare Diseases Action Plan to tackle health inequalities
The 2023 England Rare Diseases Action Plan, published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Rare Disease Day - 28 February, aims to make sure people receive faster diagnosis and specialist care for rare diseases.
IBMS Congress unveils 2023 programme
The full programme of lectures taking place at this year’s IBMS Congress is now available on the event’s website.
Robotics firm Clarapath acquires Crosscope to move into digital pathology
Clarapath, a robotics company aimed at catalysing change in the way pathology laboratories process human and animal tissue, has announced the acquisition of digital pathology company Crosscope.
Canon Medical extends AI-driven Enterprise platform to include pathology
Canon Medical has extended its Enterprise Imaging (EI) suite of solutions to include pathology through its partnership with Tribun Health. This provides new capability for healthcare organisations to efficiently include pathology into their enterprise imaging plans as part of their precision informatics roadmaps.
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