Keywords: Lab on a Chip

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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. …

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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 …

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04/04/2013

EKF Diagnostics launches new molecular division

EKF Diagnostics, worldwide manufacturer of point-of-care diagnostic tools, organ injury biomarkers and assays, has announced the launch of a new division to focus on molecular and …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

 

04/26/2011

AACC publishes program for 2011 annual meeting

2011 The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) has published the program for its 2011 Annual Meeting being held July 23 – 28 at the Georgia World Congress …

 

10/27/2010

The MIRACLE begins

Detection of circulating and disseminated tumour cells in blood is a promising method to diagnose cancer dissemination, or to follow up cancer patients during therapy. Today’s …

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10/21/2010

Microchip separates and extracts tumour cells in the blood

Ikerlan-IK4 and Mondragón Unibertsitatea are taking part in a project initiated by the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, and which has developed a microchip capable of …

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09/03/2010

Cheap and fast cancer diagnosis

t the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina), imec and its project partners announce the launch of the European Seventh Framework …

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11/16/2009

Influenza

As concern over the potential mutation of the latest form of influenza virus continues to vex governments and their healthcare organisations, WHO 2009 data has shown that acute …

 

10/29/2009

Biochips to aid in cancer diagnosis

It is very difficult to predict whether a cancer drug will help an individual patient: only around one third of drugs will work directly in a given patient. Researchers at the …

 

05/01/2009

PSA screening cuts deaths by 20%

Screening for prostate cancer can reduce deaths by 20%, according to the results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) published on Online …

 

05/01/2009

EUROMEDLAB 2009

7-11 June Innsbruck, Austria …

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05/01/2009

Test for low fingertip temperature detects coronary plaque

Results of five clinical studies evaluating the predictive value of VENDYS, a new FDA-approved cardiovascular test, were presented at the 2009 Annual Scientific Sessions of the …

 

03/01/2009

First prostate cancer biomarker identified in urine

A potential biomarker for cancer has been identified in urine. …

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03/01/2009

The PCA3 test

The number of prostate cancer cases is increasing rapidly. …

 

03/01/2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific Accelerates Biomarker Research at Pronota

Belgium - Pronota, in Ghent, is using Thermo Fisher Scientific's new HeavyPeptide FasTrack service to discover and validate disease biomarkers. …

 

03/01/2009

Prostate Cancer Screening

To date, there is insufficient knowledge as to the cause of this disease, or how to prevent it. We asked some of our EH correspondents to report on measures taken in their …

 

03/01/2009

Prostate Cancer Screening

To date, there is insufficient knowledge as to the cause of this disease, or how to prevent it. We asked some of our EH correspondents to report on measures taken in their …

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