RECENT NEWS

On stand 126 at the upcoming IBMS Congress, the Alpha Laboratories’ team will discuss the extensive range of diagnostic assays plus controls, standards and calibrators that help support ISO 15189 accreditation.

In view of the ongoing pandemic, the BSMT committee has decided to move this year’s face-to-face event to Tuesday 19 July 2022, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, in the hope that it does not encounter any restrictions at that time.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched a range of anti-daratumumab antibodies that are specific for daratumumab (Darzalex) and inhibit the binding of the drug to its target, CD38.

A comprehensive new primary validation of the popular TSI BioTrak Real-Time Viable Particle Counter from Validair has recently been completed to satisfy the demanding requirements of both users and regulators.

For a limited time only, laboratories in the NHS and clinical setting can take advantage of discounted pricing for the ZEISS Axiolab 5 and Axioscope 5 smart upright microscopes, along with offers on selected accessories and software.

Proscia and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, have announced a multi-year agreement to fully digitise the region’s pathology workflows.

HORIBA UK will be showing, for the first time in the UK, its new Yumizen G1550 automated haemostasis analyser and Microsemi CRP LC-767G POC haematology analyser at next month’s IBMS Congress.

When running the one-stage activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) method to manage haemophilia A patients, the CRYOcheck factor VIII-deficient plasma with Von Willebrand factor (VWF), from Precision Biologic, could improve assay performance.

The Irish Medtech Association has announced that Limerick-based Serosep has been awarded Irish Medtech Company of the Year at the Association’s annual Medtech Rising conference, hosted jointly with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.

Pro-Lab Diagnostics was one of the first companies to obtain CE/IVD certification for the SARS-CoV-2 kit in March 2020

Medix Biochemica has acquired myPOLS Biotec, which broadens Medix Biochemica’s portfolio of molecular diagnostic raw materials for the in vitro diagnostics industry.

Crosscope, a leader in AI-enabled digital pathology software, and BALCO Medical Centre are joining hands to facilitate the digital transformation of the BALCO pathology department.

The international laboratory sector will once again meet in person at analytica, its biggest industry platform, in Munich on 21-24 June 2022.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced four inhibitory antibodies that are highly specific to pertuzumab (Perjeta). These ready-made antibodies inhibit the binding of the drug to its target, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2).

The term antimicrobial resistance describes an infection that can no longer be treated because the microorganism(s) involved can survive and proliferate in the presence of the drug. Here, Dr Carolyne Horner offers a personal view of the future.

Menarini has used its extensive experience with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technology to provide the most complete HPLC product portfolio on the market, making Menarini the partner of choice for haemoglobin analysis.

Ionpath has announced that a peer-reviewed research study led by scientists at Stanford University, Washington University, Duke University and Arizona State University has been published in the journal Cell.

Biotium has collaborated with Professor Ke Xu at the University of California, Berkeley, in order to improve the photoswitching behaviour of rhodamine dyes for optimal (d)STORM ([direct] stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) performance.

Université de Paris has installed a new Bruker In Vitro Diagnostic research (IVDr) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer within its MetaboParis-Santé platform located in the centre of Paris, France.

Next month, the International Convention Centre in Birmingham will host one of the largest gatherings of biomedical and life science companies held anywhere in the world., and is an event not to be missed.