RECENT NEWS

Biotage has launched the Biotage PhyPrep, a new automated platform for plasmid DNA purification that releases laboratory staff from the tedium of a repetitive, manual procedure.

Torrey Pines Scientific has announced its new EchoTherm Model HS65 Programmable Digital Stirring Hot Plate with five stirring positions for use in situations where reproducible, accurate, hands-off sample preparation and experimentation are a must.

Paige, Oxford University and NHS regional partners in the UK have won the Phase 4 Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care award from the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative to study Paige Prostate in a cancer laboratory setting.

Genmed has announced a four-year collaboration with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide a vendor-neutral managed genomics laboratory service within Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

The Thermo Scientific SureTect Salmonella Species PCR Assay receives approval by AOAC International (AOAC-OMA claim) for a broad range of foods and selected environmental surfaces, including challenging, high-risk matrices and large sample sizes.

INTEGRA Biosciences has made significant progress towards its goal of minimising its ecological footprint with the installation of new photovoltaic systems at the company’s US facilities in Hudson, NH.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) has launched the latest in its series of strategic papers, The Digital Revolution.

Sphere Fluidics and ClexBio have announced the launch of the biocompatible CYTRIX Microfluidic Hydrogel Kit, which combines ClexBio’s novel CYTRIX Hydrogel with Sphere Fluidics’ specially designed Pico-Gen double aqueous biochip.

Proscia has introduced the next generation of its flagship Concentriq platform to help the world’s largest laboratory networks keep pace with the growing need for diagnostic services in the post-COVID era.

Beckman Coulter has announced the launch of an anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) test that uses a validated cut-off to aid in the assessment of ovarian reserve and ovarian response as an aid for women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

CytoSMART Technologies has announced the launch of two new fluorescence live-cell imaging systems – the Lux3 FL Duo Kit and the Multi Lux3 FL.

Binding Site has announced that the iStopMM (Iceland Screens, Treats or Prevents Multiple Myeloma) study has reached an important milestone, with the publication of a paper outlining the design and recruitment of this population-based screening study

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) has responded to the communique published by the attendees at the G7 meeting in Cornwall, pledging to do more to tackle the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced StarBright Violet 570, 670 and 710 dyes, which offer improved brightness and precise excitation and emission spectra, making them suitable for use in multicolour flow cytometry panels.

An international team of scientists has identified key factors underpinning the development of bowel or colorectal cancer in patients with a genetic predisposition to the disease.

Medical Analytics, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cancer diagnostics, has gained CE-marking for the Galen Breast solution for use in supporting pathologists in detection of various types of breast cancer.

Indica Labs and Ibex Medical Analytics have announced an agreement to integrate the Galen AI-based cancer diagnostics platform into the HALO AP digital pathology workflow platform.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) has written to the President of COP26, Alok Sharma MP, to offer the support of the industry for the forthcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow.

Viruses are endlessly fascinating. That is why, despite branching out into other areas of microbiology during her career, Dr Sarah Pitt is always pulled back to the virology specialty.

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