Keywords: Lab Automation

05/21/2013

EUROMEDLAB 2013

From May, 19-23, the futuristic Milano Convention Centre MiCo opens its doors to participants in the 20th IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine …

05/21/2013

Point of care testing

Demand is increasing for point of care (POC) diagnostic testing, particularly for tests that help foster clinical decision-making within 30 minutes or less. …

01/14/2013

Mass spectrometry

‘Mass spectrometry has developed into a successful routine procedure,’ according to Dr Christoph Seger (Univ. Doz.), technical head of the Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography …

01/08/2013

Premiere for a new high content imaging system

TTP Labtech has announced the release of the acumen hci (high content imaging) system, developed for researchers who are looking to increase the productivity of their high …

12/10/2012

Instantaneous imaging, without the need for a computer

Olympus has released a new standalone controller for the 5 megapixel DP26 camera. Using the controller, it is possible to view samples and capture images directly on a monitor …

10/08/2012

Frost & Sullivan predicts growth for the infectious disease diagnostics market

The infectious disease diagnostics market is driven by unprecedented outbreaks of infections and rising awareness of people and policy makers towards the vital use of diagnostic …

09/26/2012

Curetis and Heraeus Medical collaborate

Curetis AG and Heraeus Medical GmbH have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a novel Unyvero™ cartridge for the detection of pathogens and antibiotic resistances …

09/11/2012

China Medical Service Industry Development Summit 2012

Demand for health services in China is on the surge, and democracy pre-empts an upward trajectory. …

09/03/2012

Optimising productivity is now a top priority for today’s clinical laboratories

A fresh approach that opens a step-by-step path to clinical lab automation. …

09/03/2012

The 2012 American Association of Clinical Chemists convention

During the annual American Association of Clinical Chemists (AAMC) convention and meeting held in July, the giants in the field of medical chemistry, including Siemens, Roche, …

07/20/2012

Siemens launches ‘Aptio’ at AACC 2012

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics launched Aptio™ Automation¹, the company’s next generation laboratory automation platform, at the 2012 AACC and ASCLS Annual Meetings and …

07/10/2012

More pizazz in the laboratory market

In a market dominated by consolidations and falling prices, aiming to double turnover within three years requires either possession of the Philosopher’s Stone or extremely large …

07/10/2012

Upgrading ‘Big Iron’ for the digital century

Switzerland - It is a classic problem in any business. Everyone is working so hard to keep up with the rapid pace of orders that no one has time to get ahead. For the clinical …

07/10/2012

ELF helps to assess chronic liver disease

Devised by the European Liver Test group, the new, non-invasive Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) test on Siemens ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay Systems can identify, in under an hour, …

07/10/2012

Molecular diagnoses will become routine

Molecular diagnostics is one of the most important technological advances in clinical diagnostics, seeing the €3.6 billion market grow 10% in constant currency (CC) in 2010 and …

04/19/2012

European Union approval for Plex-ID

Abbott Laboratories has obtained European Union approval to market its rapid, Plex-ID instrument, along with three assays for use on the system. …

10/28/2011

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Selects Leica Microsystems

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has one of the largest immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization (IHC / ISH) workloads in the United Kingdom, performing almost 120,000 …

09/01/2011

Siemens describes its new and advanced technology at AACC 2011

The health of the laboratory/ clinician relationship has always served as a good indicator of the overall quality of a given healthcare network. Historically, labs focused …

08/03/2011

Siemens Fully Automated ADVIA Centaur Syphilis Assay Receives CE Marketing Approval

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announced today that its ADVIA Centaur® Syphilis Assay1 for the detection of antibodies against Treponema pallidum, a bacterium known to cause the …

06/20/2011

Ultra-high throughput and advanced testing methods

During the IFCC and EuroMedLab congress in Berlin, Beckmann Coulter launched into Europe its AU 5800, which, the firm reports, improves processing time compared to current systems …