altona Diagnostics announces leadership transition

New General Managers appointed

05-Jul-2024 - altona Diagnostics GmbH announces a leadership transition. Dr. Ulrich Spengler and Dr. Markus Hess, the current General Managers, are transferring the management responsibilities to Dr. Sönke Friedrichsen and Hans Kuhn. New leadership for a growing company Reflecting the development and expansion ...

COVID-19: Vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load

By comparing the infectious viral load, scientists from UNIGE and HUG highlight the benefits of vaccination

21-Apr-2022 - The diagnosis of COVID-19 consists of a PCR test performed on a nasopharyngeal or salivary swab. “This test is very effective in identifying infected people, but does not indicate whether they are infectious, that is, capable of transmitting the virus to other people,” says Isabella Eckerle, ...

Point-of-care diagnostics for multiple diseases, courtesy of photonics technology

New generation of diagnostic systems

21-Mar-2022 - COVID 19 has turned PCR and other antigen tests from tools known only to medical professionals into an everyday experience for all of us. To mark the successful completion of their research on the PoC-BoSens platform, the project consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM can announce the birth of a new ...

DNA-based method detects trace amounts of peanut in foods

07-Sep-2018 - For people with severe peanut allergies, eating even miniscule amounts of the legume can trigger anaphylaxis --- a life-threatening condition characterized by dizziness, breathing difficulties and, sometimes, loss of consciousness. Now, researchers have developed a sensitive new test to detect ...

Lab21 Wins Biomedical Project of the Year Award

01-Dec-2011 - Lab21 Limited has won the BioNow Biomedical Project of the Year Award for its MycAssay product line. The BioNow Biomedical Project of the Year Award recognises individuals or organisations who have demonstrated an innovative solution to a specific industry problem. Lab21’s MycAssay Aspergillus ...