Search Tag: Diagnostics
8th Annual Next Generation DX Summit
2016 05 Aug
Next Generation Dx Summit convenes more than 1,000 international diagnostic professionals for valuable networking and comprehensive programming spanning from clinical diagnostics to business strategy. Now in its eighth year, the event has grown to include novel immunotherapy biomarkers, cell-free DNA, companion diagnostics, infectious disease, point-of-care,... Read more
Affidea Italy: Rebranding in Style
2016 01 Mar
The second Friday of December was particularly long-awaited by Italian staff as headquarters invited the teams to a massive party to celebrate the rebranding of Italian operations and the start of the new era of Affidea Italy. Much excitement surrounded the rebranding events of one of Affidea’s largest countries of operation and top representatives... Read more
Abbott to Acquire Alere,Becoming Leader in Point of Care Testing & Advancing Global Diagnostics
2016 18 Feb
ABBOTT GAINS LEADERSHIP IN THE $5.5 BILLION POINT OF CARE SEGMENT, BROADENS DIAGNOSTICS FOOTPRINT AND ENHANCES ACCESS TO FAST-GROWING DIAGNOSTICS CHANNELS- Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to Abbott's ongoing earnings per share upon close- Acquisition will provide access to new product applications, channels and geographies- Alere's... Read more
Inaccurate Testing Costing Time and Money
2015 27 Nov
A new report from the FDA reveals that unreliable, inaccurate medical testing continues to be a major obstacle to patient safety and is also a factor behind unnecessary increase in medical and drug expenses and unnecessary medical procedures. The report evaluated 20 case studies that involved various tests used for cancer, autism, Lyme disease and heart... Read more
Simposio Choosing Wisely
2015 13 Jul
The symposium aims to promote an exchange of experiences at the international level and to familiarize health professionals with the principles behind the concept "Choosing Wisely. These are principles related to a conscious and respectful of diagnostic and therapeutic options to put into practice in front to specific clinical questions. Various diagnostic... Read more
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Obtains CE Marks for New HCV RNA & HIV-1 Assays on DxN VERIS MDS
2015 10 Jun
—Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has obtained CE Marking for its DxN VERIS HCV Assay*, a real-time PCR assay for the rapid and reliable quantitative determination of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in human plasma, and DxN VERIS HIV-1 Assay*, a real-time PCR assay for the rapid and reliable quantitative measurement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV- 1)... Read more
Hologic to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
2015 07 May
BEDFORD, Mass., May 7, 2015/PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) announced today that the Company will present at two upcoming investor conferences in May:The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2015 Healthcare Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 12 at 1:40 pm Pacific Time (PT).The UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 1 Read more
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Revolutionises Molecular Diagnostics
2015 28 Apr
LEAN Workflow and Reduced Sample Turn-around Times Beckman Coulter Diagnostics will be showcasing its revolutionary DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System on Stand 253 at the 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The CE-marked system is now available with CE-marked assays for Human Cytomegalovirus... Read more
15th International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference (INDC)
2015 22 Apr
INDC 2015 – The International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference 2015 is an international forum for scientific discussion focused on understanding the relationship and connections between nutrition and clinical diagnostics.The aim of this multidisciplinary conference is to bridge the gaps between the specialists and fields of science as diverse as nutrition,... Read more
