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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Although vaccination against infectious disease is a routine component of horse care, many owners still voice concerns about their horse's risk of having an adverse reaction to these injections. For this reason, veterinarians sometimes ...
Linkage Biosciences announced the launch of the first commercially available real-time PCR KIR genotyping test at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Killer cell ...
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Roche announced has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of four additional specimen types with the cobas CT/NG v2.0 test to help physicians diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria ...
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 ...
The DuPont BAX System has been certified by the AOAC Research Institute as a Performance Tested Method (PTM) for detecting Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) in beef trim and ground beef. "With this certification, our entire portfolio of ...
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Quidel has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for two infectious disease tests that run on Life Technologies' QuantStudioDx instrument. Life Technologies' QuantStudioDx instrument offers the advanced capabilities ...
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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 ...
Mentors International has inked an agreement with Co-Diagnostics HBDC to reduce the cost of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in developing world. Pursuant to the terms of agreement, Mentors International will use its international ...
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IntelligentMDx has secured clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for IMDx VanR for Abbott m2000 assay, an automated molecular diagnostic test that detects the presence of vanA and vanB genes associated with ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche's new streamlined workflow process for the cobas Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test, which help labs reduce costs, improve turnaround time and focus on other key tasks. Roche ...
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BD Diagnostics and Diagenode have jointly announced the Europe-only launch of a new real-time Diagenode Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit for use on the BD MAX System. Timely detection of ...
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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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The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory (SDCL) has chosen the Fluidigm BioMark HD System as a cornerstone technology for its laboratory in Regina, Canada. Operated by the province's Ministry of Health, the SDCL offers a variety of ...
Quidel and Life Technologies have received 510(k) approval from US FDA to market the Quidel Molecular Direct C. difficile Assay with Life Technologies' QuantStudio Dx and 7500 Fast Dx Applied Biosystems Real-Time PCR Instruments. The ...
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