Keywords: Labtesting

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 …

03/04/2013

UK labs face changes and challenges from new healthcare legislation

Aspects of new healthcare legislation are causing concern among medical laboratory experts in the United Kingdom – including the lack of future funding for innovation and …

02/26/2013

Adoption of HIV nucleic acid testing and automation to spur market growth

Over 32% of HIV+ people in Europe remain undiagnosed. This large untapped pool and the development of novel nucleic acid test (NAT) and non-NAT technology based platforms offers …

02/25/2013

Mindray is quick, flexible, highly international and open to all

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01/29/2013

Sepsis diagnosis and treatment

‘We need an ECG for Sepsis,’ urged Professor Konrad Reinhart during this year’s Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (HAI) Congress in Berlin. …

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 …

11/19/2012

Smartphones and high-tech laboratories to reveal health effects

New technologies for sensing chemicals that people are exposed to and their effects in the body will help scientists work towards a complete picture of how environmental …

11/12/2012

Reading the changing face of lab medicine

The 24th International Symposium of the AACC Critical & Point of Care Testing Division. Report: Michael Reiter …

10/29/2012

EKF Diagnostics launches a new low cost POC HbA1c analyser

EKF Diagnostics, a worldwide manufacturer of point-of-care (POC) in-vitro diagnostic devices, has announced the European launch of its Quo-Lab POC HbA1c analyser. …

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 …

09/04/2012

A new POC test transforms non-healing wound care

The world’s first point-of-care wound test, unveiled last November at the Wounds UK conference, is now used by the National Health Service (NHS) -- and internationally. …

09/03/2012

Molecular diagnostics

Research in the field is booming thanks to newly arriving methods to identify gene sequences. Scientists are interested in a wide range of issues from disease-relevant variations …

09/03/2012

Checking the biological clock

‘The egg timer test’ is widely used to help determine how long a woman can expect to remain fertile. Lately it has shown even greater potential for clinical use as a biomarker …

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, …

08/22/2012

Fatty Blood

Michael Rühl from the University of Greifswald, Working Group on Immunoadsorption and Cardiovascular Technology, describes therapies to tackle familial hypercholesterolemia …

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

System identifies more pathogens and antimicrobial resistances than any other

By integrating all necessary pre-analytical and analytical steps into one solution, the recently CE-marked Unyvero system, which is now commercially available in Europe, provides …

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 …