Abbott to Distribute Luminex MDx's Respiratory Panel Worldwide

Feb 29, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Abbott will be the sole distributor of Luminex Molecular Diagnostics’ respiratory viral panel outside of the United States, Luminex said today.

Under the agreement, Abbott will have exclusive rights to distribute the xTAG RVP outside of the US and semi-exclusive rights within the US, Luminex said.

The xTAG received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2008, and it was CE marked for sale in Europe in November 2006.

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