benchtop PCR
The company said its Liberty16 device is capable of detecting viral infection quickly, and can be deployed where other PCR instruments are too big to go.
Synlab Pharma, Biotype Collaborate on Gastrointestinal, Endometrial Cancers
The partners will identify patients with gastrointestinal or endometrial cancers who may benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy using Biotype's technology.
Collaborators said that the test is accurate and reliable for the rapid detection of the most common gram-positive bacteria responsible for bloodstream infections.
Illumina has acquired real-time PCR and nucleic acid-analysis firm Helixis for up to $105 million, and has launched a new benchtop PCR instrument developed by Helixis that it said will cost about a quarter the price of existing systems while delivering the same level of performance.