Nanoparticles help with malaria diagnosis

New rapid test in development

23-Nov-2017 - Malaria is caused by parasites transmitted by mosquito bite. The most dangerous form of malaria is malaria tropica. Left untreated, it is fatal in most cases. An early diagnosis is vital for the timely and right kind of therapy. There are five different types of parasites at the origin of the ...

Molzym Automated Pathogen Enrichment and PCR Test Gets CE Mark for In Vitro Diagnostics

15-Nov-2017 - Molzym announces CE IVD marking of their robotic microbial DNA isolation and direct PCR test, Micro-Dx™, for routine pathogen diagnosis. With Micro-Dx™ Molzym introduces its latest development of products in line with SepsiTest™-UMD which was released in 2008. “By Molzym’s proprietary robotic DNA ...

Merck Acquires BioControl to Strengthen Position in Food Safety Testing

05-Jan-2017 - Merck announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing. The acquisition opens growth opportunities for Merck in the food and beverage space; particularly in the U.S. Confidentiality has been agreed on the financial details of the transaction. BioControl’s ...

QIAGEN achieves Personalized Healthcare milestone with U.S. approval of companion diagnostic for colorectal cancer

11-Jul-2012 - QIAGEN N.V. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the therascreen® KRAS RGQ PCR Kit (therascreen KRAS test) to provide guidance on the use of Erbitux® (cetuximab) as a treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The U.S. FDA approval of ...

China Medical Technologies and Leica Microsystems Announce Collaboration

10-Aug-2011 - China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED) and Leica Biosystems, a division of Leica Microsystems, announced that they have established a sales, research and development collaboration to co-develop and market automated FISH kits to be used on the Leica BOND system. CMED will sell the Automated FISH ...