Siemens offers the largest automated immunoassay test menu
Siemens' new IMMULITE 2000 XPi system offers the largest automated immunoassay test menu of routine, specialty and allergy assays while featuring several innovative hardware and software solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency for medium- to high-volume clinical laboratories...  Read More

FDA testing laboratories to install Abbott STARLIMS LIMS technology
Abbott has announced that the U...  Read More

Study suggests bone density retesting is not always indicated
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that clinicians may be overtesting women who show no signs of osteoporosis at age 65...  Read More

Genomic Health study shows positive result of new colon cancer RS test
Genomic Health, Inc...  Read More

Patent issued for serum separator blood collection card
Advance Dx, Inc...  Read More

New test can aid in colon cancer relapse prognosis
Signal Genetics presented a paper, "Guanylyl Cyclase C (GCC) Lymph Nodes (LN) Classification as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer: A Pooled Analysis" at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium this month...  Read More

Results in 10 minutes: Alere rapid flu test receives CLIA waiver
Alere Inc...  Read More

Life Tech, Illumina promise technology to sequence a human genome in a day
The International Consumer Electronics Show was the scene last week of nearly simultaneous introductions by competing manufacturers of DNA sequencing technology of instruments with the capacity to sequence an entire human genome in a single day...  Read More

Highly specific Lp(a) assay from Randox available for chemistry analyzers
The Randox liquid ready-to-use Lipoprotein(a) assay provides a highly sensitive and specific method for the detection of Lp(a) in human serum and plasma...  Read More

A biomarker test for atherosclerosis zeroes in on a silent killer
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medical Genomics and reported in Medical News Today has identified a set of biomarkers which can be used to test for early stage atherosclerosis...  Read More

Ventana, Bayer to collaborate on a companion diagnostic test for cancer therapy
Ventana Medical Systems has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Bayer Pharma AG to develop a molecular companion diagnostic test intended to identify patients most likely to benefit from a novel Bayer antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)...  Read More

Microscope image analysis software provides high dynamic range imaging
Material science laboratories have a new tool for capturing, retrieving, and analyzing sample images from microscopes: Olympus Stream image analysis software version 1...  Read More

LipoScience submits Vantera clinical analyzer for FDA 510(K)
LipoScience, Inc...  Read More

CLSI and APHL Announce January-March 2012 Webinars
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) recently announced their joint January-March 2012 schedule of educational webinars for clinical and public health laboratories...  Read More

FDA clears noninvasive total hemoglobin spot-check measurement
California based Masimo announced FDA 510(k) clearance and full market launch of the Masimo Pronto-7—a palm-sized handheld device designed for quick and easy noninvasive spot-checking of total hemoglobin (SpHb), SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index...  Read More