New technology developed by UC Berkeley bioengineers promises to make a workhorse lab tool cheaper, more portable and many times faster by accelerating the heating and cooling of genetic samples with the switch of a light. ...
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Food microbiology laboratories can now confidently test to a recognized standard for Salmonella species with the Thermo Scientific SureTect Salmonella Species Assay, which has been granted an NF validation certificate by AFNOR Certification ...
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PrimeraDx, a molecular diagnostics company, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ICEPlex C. difficile assay kit and the ICEPlex system. The ICEPlex system is a multiplex real-time PCR system ...
Thermo Scientific, a US-based healthcare equipment provider, has announced that its SureTect Listeria species Assay has received Performance Tested Methods status from the AOAC Research Institute. Listeria species can be commonly found in ...
Trovagene has adopted RainDance's RainDrop Digital PCR System for research and development, and for use in the Trovagene CLIA laboratory. In addition, Trovagene has successfully developed a cell-free DNA mutation assay leveraging the ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, a US-based healthcare equipment provider, has announced that its SureTect Salmonella Species Assay has received Performance Tested Method from the AOAC Research Institute. The SureTect Salmonella species PCR ...
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US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced SureTect PCR system that offers test efficiencies for food safety laboratories involved in the testing of common bacterial pathogens. With the new system, the food safety laboratories can ...
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Bio-Rad Laboratories has unveiled a new Digital Biology Center to develop new products for research and diagnostics markets. The first launched QX100 Droplet Digital PCR system will utilize the droplet partitioning technology to ...
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Quidel has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Quidel Molecular Influenza A+B assay for the detection of influenza A and B for use with Cepheid's SmartCycler PCR system. Quidel received FDA clearance in December 2011 to run its Quidel ...
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