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News on qPCR, digital PCR, amplification, point-of-care testing platforms in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.

NimaGen Licenses PCR Tech From Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

NimaGen said that it will use the technology to develop and market new kits and panels for next-generation sequencing.

Roche, MilliporeSigma Renew PCR Products Distribution Agreement

The firms originally inked the agreement in 2015 and have now extended it until 2025.

Pillar Biosciences, China Biotech Services Form Joint Venture

Through the JV and strategic partnership, the companies aim to provide precision diagnostic products and services to Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

Canon BioMedical Ceases Operations

The subsidiary of Canon USA shut down as of Dec. 31 and terminated a distribution agreement with Dutch PCR company Molecular Biology Systems.

DiaSorin Whooping Cough Test Clears FDA With Additional Claim

The molecular test detects and differentiates Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis from fresh and frozen nasopharyngeal swab samples.

Jan 08, 2019

Qiagen Talks New Products, Acquisitions for Digital PCR, TB Testing, Informatics, Sample Prep

Jan 08, 2019

Circulogene Broadens Push Into Companion Diagnostics with NTRK Fusion Assay

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Jan 07, 2019

Biocartis, Nichirei Bioscience Ink Commercialization Agreement for Japan

Jan 07, 2019

'Superbug' Molecular Test From Mobidiag Gets CE Mark

Jan 04, 2019

Akonni Biosystems Submits Multiplex Diagnostics System to FDA

Jan 03, 2019

Diagnostic Stewardship Debate Over BioFire Meningitis-Encephalitis Panel Heats Up

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Dec 27, 2018

BioFire Bloodstream Infection Test Has Little Effect on Clinician Prescribing Behavior, Mayo Study Finds

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Dec 21, 2018

Novacyt Gets CE Marks for BK, Epstein-Barr Tests

Dec 20, 2018

Becton Dickinson Gets FDA Clearance for Enteric Viral Panel

Dec 20, 2018

Cepheid HBV Viral Load Test Gets CE-IVD Clearance

Dec 18, 2018

Systaaq HBV Assay Receives CE Mark

Dec 17, 2018

Mobidiag, Autobio Diagnostics to Form Joint Venture in China

Dec 14, 2018

Synlab Pharma, Biotype Collaborate on Gastrointestinal, Endometrial Cancers

Dec 13, 2018

HiberGene Gets CE Mark for Rapid Flu Combo MDx

Dec 13, 2018

Curetis to Cut 30 Percent of Workforce as Part of Strategic Restructuring

Dec 13, 2018

PredictImmune Wins £100K Grant for Study of IBD Prognostic

Dec 12, 2018

Fluidigm Commences $55M Public Stock Offering

Dec 11, 2018

ChromaCode Tackling Tick-Borne Illness Testing With Multiplex Molecular Panel

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Dec 11, 2018

Novacyt to Sell Cytology, Clinical Lab Units

Dec 11, 2018

PredictImmune Gains CE-IVD Mark for IBD Test

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Refined Risk Prediction

Researchers are refining a tool to predict a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to the Guardian.

Shutdown and the FDA

According to Stat News, the partial government shutdown in the US could soon affect the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to review new drugs.

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: gypsy moth genome sequenced, phylogenomic analysis of Polyneopterans, and more.

Influences from Here and There

CNN reports that people's genes tend to have a greater influence on their risk of developing disease than their environment, but it varies by phenotype.

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A Long-Read vs. Short-Read Platform Comparison: Best NGS Approaches for Microbiome Studies

This webinar will provide a comparison of several next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches — including short-read 16S, whole-genome sequencing (WGS), and synthetic long-read sequencing technology — for use in microbiome research studies.

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This webinar will demonstrate how a research team at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at McMaster University developed a cellular and molecular phenotyping pipeline using archived samples of lung tissue derived from patients diagnosed with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

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