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Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Parathyroid Hormone Quality Control
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Control as the newest product in its immunoassay quality control product portfolio. The company has been showcasing the Thermo Scientific PTH Control at the Thermo Scientific booth during the AACC annual meeting. This human serum-based liquid QC product is designed to monitor parathyroid hormone tests available on many automated PTH methods including those available from Abbott Diagnostics,...
Beckman Coulter Scientists Receive NACB Distinguished Abstract Awards
The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB), the professional arm of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, has acknowledged three posters on which scientists from Beckman Coulter Inc. collaborated with researchers on novel biomarker assays. This year, only 25 of the 820 posters accepted were presented with the NACB distinction. “The work that these top investigators submitted reflects our commitment to continuous advances with novel markers and applications for our...
Abbott's Enhanced ArchitectPlus Systems Helps Labs Manage Surging Testing Demand Due to Aging Population
As hospital and clinical laboratories endure increasingly intense pressures to do more with less, they now face another challenge — rising demand for medical tests driven by an aging U.S. population that is expected to swell to more than 70 million in the next 20 years, an increase of more than 80% from today. To help laboratories manage these burgeoning testing volumes, Abbott's ArchitectPlus, the enhanced Architect family of immunochemistry analyzers, being showcased for the first time...
Social Media Event Launching Hycor You Tube Channel To Debut at AACC Clinical Lab Expoa
Hycor Biomedical Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy, autoimmune and urinalysis markets used in clinical laboratories throughout the world, announced the launch of a new branding initiative with the launch of a Hycor You Tube Channel as part of its continuing transformation to a broad diagnostics company. This and other initiatives have been debuting at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Clinical Lab Expo. “We continue to...
Intelligent Sorbent Solutions Critical To Stability Of IVD Applications
As IVD devices become more complex and sensitive, there is a corresponding need for highly specialized sorbents that are custom built and can be incorporated into the packaging of the device. These sorbents will ensure the device’s reliability and integrity remain intact and preserved from production to distribution and until opened for use. Typically an IVD’s most vulnerable components are the substrates or reservoirs containing chemical reagents or biologically-active proteins...
The Science Behind Drinking: Testing for Alcohol Consumption and Abuse
As actress Lindsay Lohan now knows, there are a variety of ways to test a person’s bodily fluids for alcohol consumption, both before and after an arrest for driving under the influence and to monitor adherence during rehabilitation. During her recent probation for DUI, Lohan found herself in a special ankle bracelet that uses Breathalyzer technology to sample the sweat on the skin every half hour to determine if an individual violates probation by drinking alcohol. In Lohan’s case...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Sera-Mag SpeedBeads Blocked-Streptavidin Magnetic Particles
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Sera-Mag SpeedBeads Blocked-Streptavidin Magnetic Particles for automated immunoassay, immunoprecipitation, DNA/RNA purification and protein purification applications. These uniform, colloidally-stable, monodispersed, nominal 1 µm particles use a non-surfactant, non-protein surface-blocking approach to provide very low non-specific binding and high binding capacity for biotinylated target molecules. The company is...
Axela Acquires Xceed Molecular Creating Powerhouse in Systems for Translational Medicine
Axela Inc., an innovator in systems for multiplex protein biomarker testing in clinical research and diagnostics, has acquired Xceed Molecular, developer of the award-winning Ziplex System for gene-expression analysis, the Breast Cancer Prognostic Assay, and Colon Cancer Xpress chip. The new Axela was introduced at the 2010 American Association of Clinical Chemistry annual meeting and Clinical Lab Expo. The expanded company offers clinical researchers a comprehensive suite of products for...
Seegene Announce SeePrep, SeeCycler to Create Complete Molecular Diagnostic System
Seegene announced SeePrep and SeeCycler, new clinical instrumentation optimized for Seegene's multiplex real-time detection tests. SeePrep performs automated magnetic bead nucleic acid extraction, and SeeCycler is an automated detection system for processing samples in real-time. With the addition of these equipment Seegene is now able to provide a complete molecular diagnostic workflow optimized for its multiplex tests, including nucleic acid extraction, amplification, real-time PCR testing...
Rheonix to Present Preclinical Data on Rheonix CARD Technology at AACC Annual Meeting
Rheonix Inc. announced that data demonstrating the utility of the Rheonix CARD (Chemistry And Reagent Device) system for human in vitro diagnostic purposes will be presented in poster sessions at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting being held in Anaheim, CA, July 25-29, 2010. Rheonix is also exhibiting at the Clinical Lab Expo. The Rheonix CARD system is designed to meet the need for simple instrumentation that can perform a broad range of new or existing molecular...