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BioChek’s Newcastle Disease ELISA Fit for Purpose

30 Jun 2014

The world organisation for animal health has included BioChek’s ELISA assay for detection of Newcastle disease in chickens in the OIE Register as ‘fit for purpose’.

Bruker MALDI Biotyper™ Gets Clearance as a Medical Device from CFDA

Identification MALDI-TOF Antibiotic Resistance

27 Jun 2014

Bruker IVD MALDI Biotyper System gets clearance as a medical device in China for the identification of microorganisms isolated from human specimens.

New Line of Lab Printers Help Meet GMP/ISO Requirements

26 Jun 2014

With built-in real-time clock, METTER TOLEDO's new line of laboratory printers offer a unique combination of printing possibilities for document results, sample labels etc. - guaranteed traceability.

Biocentric Becomes Platinum Distributor for Molecular Extraction Kits

HIV

25 Jun 2014

Arrow Viral Nucleic Acid extraction kit is used to extract target nucleic acid from patient sample prior to viral load measurement, kits are ready to use, minimising pipetting errors.

FDA Approval for CMV Kit for Organ Transplant Patients

Clostridium difficile Antibiotic Resistance

23 Jun 2014

QIAGEN N.V. artus® CMV RGQ MDx Kit for human cytomegalovirus is the only FDA-approved PCR-based assay optimized for low- to mid-throughput testing of CMV.

Establishing Inclusivity/Exclusivity with ATCC Cultures and Nucleics

QC Organisms

23 Jun 2014

ATCC has expanded its portfolio to include a diverse collection of cultures grouped by serotype, toxin production, drug-resistance and clinical relevance.

AbbVie and OraSure Co-promote OraQuick® HCV Test in USA

23 Jun 2014

The OraQuick® HCV test is FDA-approved and CLIA-waived point of care test for detection of HCV infection in at-risk individuals. Delivering a diagnosis based on lab-accurate test results in 20 minutes, using fingerstick or venipuncture blood.

FDA Clearance for Alere™ i Influenza A and B Test

Clostridium difficile Influenza Neisseria

17 Jun 2014

Detect and differentiate influenza A and B virus in less than 15 minutes with FDA cleared Alere™ i Influenza A & B test using isothermal nucleic acid amplification.

ISO 15189 Made Easier

17 Jun 2014

Streck controls from Alpha Labs Ltd contain true cellular material that undergoes the same procedural conditions as a patient sample. Available for numerous analytes each control provides at least two clinically relevant ranges.

MAST CRYOBANK ^TM – Convenient Cryopreservation of Bacteria and Fungi

QC Organisms

17 Jun 2014

Mast Group cryovials provide long-term storage and preservation of bacteria and fungi, and are suitable for use in all laboratories.

Technical Service Consultants Probact Range Offers Full M40 Compliance

Swabs

17 Jun 2014

All Probact Transport Swab Kits are Fully M40-A compliant, CE Marked and comply with the European Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC.

Blood Culture Data Management for Low-Volume Labs

Blood Culture

17 Jun 2014

BD BACTEC FX40 Blood Culture System offers low-volume clinical laboratories the same state-of-the-art workflow and performance of the BD BACTEC FX blood culture system, with BD’s exclusive vial-activated workflow.

Screen for Enteric Parasites with BD MAX™ System

Cryptosporidium/Giardia Entamoeba

17 Jun 2014

A qualitative IVD test detecting DNA from Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium (C. hominis and C. parvum) and Entamoeba histolytica in stool specimens results available in 4 hours.

Xpert^® Carba-R Detects Carbapenemase Genes

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase NDM-1

17 Jun 2014

On-demand molecular test CE IVD marked, detects and differentiates the genes encoding the most prevalent carbapenemases: KPC, NDM, VIM, OXA-48 and IMP-1.

Concentrating Pipette Can Replace Enrichment Step

Sample Preparation

10 Jun 2014

The InnovaPrep Concentrating Pipette is an automated sample prep instrument that rapidly concentrates liquid samples for direct detection. The method eliminates the need for manual methods such as overnight enrichment for many sample types.

Cherwell Opens Expanded Redipor® Prepared Media Facility

10 Jun 2014

Cherwell Laboratories has completed an expansion programme at its Bicester-based Redipor® prepared microbiological media facility.

Faecal Pathogen Screening System Implemented - Results in 3hrs.

Campylobacter Clostridium difficile PCR

10 Jun 2014

A real time multiplex PCR automated platform for the detection of enteric pathogens’ DNA directly from stool samples, the EntericBio system now enables the Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospital to give negative results on stools within three hours.

Micronic Launch Automated Screw Cap Storage Tube Decapper

Liquid Handling

05 Jun 2014

The next-generation Micronic Screw Cap DeCapper is an innovative, easy-to-use device that provides automated decapping/capping of screw cap storage tubes in 96-tube racks in portrait or landscape formats.

ATCC Synthetic Dengue Virus RNA Standards – Now available!

QC Molecular Standards

03 Jun 2014

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by dengue virus types 1-4. Currently,

Compact Ozone Sterilizer Fits Most Incubators and Hoods

Assay Development

03 Jun 2014

The Ozilla sterilizer is easy and safe to use, and has a novel "scrubbing" technology that removes all ozone gases at the end of each sterilization cycle, by converting ozone gas back to oxygen.

Detect Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 24 hr from Healthcare Waters

Pseudomonas Pseudomonas aeruginosa

02 Jun 2014

IDEXX's Pseudalert detects Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 1 CFU in either 100 ml or 250 ml water samples and gives a confirmed result within 24 hours. P.aeruginosa hydrolyses substrate in Pseudalert to produce fluorescence.

Power Door Option on Touchclave Autoclaves

Autoclaves

02 Jun 2014

Automatically open and close autoclave door from a touchscreen with LTE Scientific's Touchclave-Lab range of laboratory autoclaves now with a power door option.

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