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BioMérieux Q1 Revenues Up 8 Percent

In the quarter the firm acquired food and beverage testing firm Invisible Sentinel and partnered with Baxter International to develop acute kidney injury biomarkers.

American Cancer Society Philanthropic Fund BrightEdge Invests in Castle Bio

BrightEdge was founded by the American Cancer Society to invest in for-profit companies developing novel cancer therapeutics and diagnostics.

Progenity Launches Prenatal Monogenic Disease Screen, Develops New Test Technologies

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The new assay is part of the company's prenatal and women's health offerings, but it is also developing a preeclampsia test and technology for gastrointestinal testing.

Cepheid Outlines Assay Improvements, Xpert Cartridge Partnering Program at ECCMID

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An early user of a new Mycoplasma genitalium and antibiotic resistance test from SpeeDx that uses the Xpert cartridge shared some initial validation data.

iCubate, Wondfo Biotech Form Chinese JV to Develop MDx Assays

The Chinese joint venture aims to develop infectious disease assays based on iCubate's proprietary amplicon-rescued multiplex PCR technology.

Apr 12, 2019

FDA Approves Qiagen Companion Dx for Bladder Cancer Drug Balversa

Apr 11, 2019

XCR Diagnostics to Develop Assays for NeuMoDx Systems

Apr 11, 2019

GenePOC Receives CE Mark for Drug-Resistant Bacteria Test

Apr 05, 2019

Patia Marketing Diabetes Risk Test Including Polygenic Risk Score, Personalizable Prevention App

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Apr 03, 2019

Meridian Bioscience Downgraded by Canaccord to Sell Rating

Apr 02, 2019

Co-Diagnostics Trims Net Loss in 2018

Apr 02, 2019

Meridian Bioscience Prelim Fiscal Q2 Revenues Fall Short of Expectations; Firm Lowers 2019 Guidance

Apr 02, 2019

PredictImmune, Addenbrooke's Hospital Sign Agreement to Provide IBD Diagnostic in UK, Ireland

Mar 29, 2019

LexaGene Closes C$2.8M Private Placement

Mar 28, 2019

Eurofins Subsidiary Gets New York State Approval for Addition of Y Chromosome Screen to NIPT Test

Mar 28, 2019

ArcherDx, University College London, Crick Institute Partner on Lung Cancer Recurrence Research

Mar 27, 2019

Antibiotic Resistance in European Wastewater Microbes Coincides with Regional Clinical Resistance

Mar 26, 2019

CDC, Group K Diagnostics Collaborate to Design, Evaluate Zika POC Test

Mar 26, 2019

CareDx, Stanford Sue Natera for Patent Infringement

Mar 26, 2019

OpGen Prices $5.4M Public Offering

Mar 26, 2019

Curetis, Menarini Diagnostics Ink Strategic Distribution Agreement for Curetis MDx System

Mar 22, 2019

Bruker TB Test, PCR Platform Receives CE-IVD Mark

Mar 22, 2019

Cannabis Testing Labs Adopt Molecular Methods as Throughput, Sample Diversity Skyrocket

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Mar 21, 2019

GenePOC Strep A Test Granted FDA Clearance

Mar 20, 2019

Blood-Based PTSD Diagnostic Being Developed by Indiana University Team

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Bill to Ease Post-Conviction DNA Testing Access

The Oregon state Senate unanimously passed a bill that would make it easier for people convicted of crimes to initiate DNA testing of evidence, according to the Associated Press.

Ah, Feel Full Now

People reports that researchers have uncovered genetic variants that lead people to always feel full.

Life Insurers, Too, in Florida?

Florida state senators are to weigh a bill prohibiting life insurance companies from using genetic information in coverage decisions, according to Florida Politics.

This Week in Genome Research

In Genome Research this week: metagenomic sequencing assay that detects pathogens in cerebrospinal fluid, single-tube long fragment read approach, and more.

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Epigenomic Analysis of Sorted Retinal Ganglion Cells using ATAC-seq

Cloning Bovine Immunoglobulin VH and VL Genes from Single B Cells

Automated RT qPCR Utilizing the Access Workstation, the Echo Liquid Handler, and RealTime Ready Reagents from Roche Applied Science

High-throughput Miniaturized Quantitative PCR with the Echo 525 Liquid Handler

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OncoBEAM ctDNA Testing for Early Response Prediction and Therapy Surveillance in Melanoma and Pancreatic Cancer

This webinar will present recent evidence that demonstrates how incorporating circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assessments into real-world patient management can influence patient care decisions, alter radiographic interpretations, and impact clinical outcomes.

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A Digital PCR Liquid Biopsy Workflow for Mutation Detection and Therapeutic Monitoring

This webinar will outline the entire liquid biopsy workflow from cell-free DNA isolation to mutation detection by Crystal Digital PCR with the Naica System from Stilla Technologies.

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