Logo

food safety

PathogenDx Partners With Prevenio on Food Safety System

PathogenDx has developed a technology that detects pathogen DNA found on surfaces with applications in agriculture and clinical lab testing.

ERS Genomics, FASMAC Sign Deal to Commercialize CRISPR-Cas9 Research Reagents in Japan

FASMAC provides food analysis and biotech products and services, including DNA/RNA synthesis, DNA sequencing, food testing, and genetic analysis reagents.

Stilla Positions Six-Color Digital PCR System for Use in Oncology, Virology, GMO Testing
Premium

The launch of the company's Prism system earlier this month should support the development of an accompanying menu of tests to serve diverse users.

Clear Labs Raises $18M, Will Launch Diagnostic Nanopore Sequencing COVID-19 Assay System
Premium

The first version of the platform, which the company submitted for Emergency Use Authorization to the US FDA last week, analyzes RNA extracted from a swab.

PerkinElmer Q3 Revenues Grow 5 Percent

The company also said that it has acquired Beijing-based food safety testing firm Meizheng Group. The deal is expected to expand PerkinElmer's food safety capabilities.

Oct 7, 2019

Eurofins GeneScan Technologies to Deploy Assays on UgenTec PCR Analysis Platform

Jul 25, 2019

Integrated DNA Technologies, Clear Labs Ink Supply Agreement for Food Safety Testing

Mar 25, 2019

Clear Labs, Oxford Nanopore Ink North American Distribution Agreement for Food Safety Testing

Mar 25, 2019

Clear Labs Turns to Nanopore Sequencing for Food Safety Testing
Premium

Mar 18, 2019

Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital License CRISPR Tech to Pairwise

Feb 7, 2019

BioMérieux Acquires Food, Beverage Molecular Testing Firm Invisible Sentinel for $75M

Dec 10, 2018

IdentiGen Receives €1.8M R&D Grant From Irish Government

Nov 13, 2018

Bio-Rad Wins USDA Food Safety Testing Contract

Oct 30, 2018

Food Testing Firm Clear Labs Closes $21M Series B2 Round

Aug 29, 2018

Poultry-Adapted E. Coli Implicated in Subset of Urinary Tract Infections

Jul 13, 2018

3M Wins USDA Food Safety Testing Contract

May 23, 2018

Clear Labs Expands Pilot Ahead of Food Testing Platform Launch
Premium

Jun 23, 2017

IBM, Cornell Partner to Research Milk Safety

May 11, 2017

Roka Bio Q1 Revenues Rise 25 Percent

Mar 14, 2017

LexaGene Closes C$2M Private Placement

Mar 2, 2017

Hygiena Completes Acquisition of DuPont Global Food Safety Dx Business

Dec 14, 2016

Hygiena Acquires DuPont Global Food Safety Diagnostics Business

Dec 13, 2016

Clear Labs Raises $13M in Series B Financing

Jul 13, 2016

Thermo Fisher, DuPont Extend Food Safety Testing Distribution Pact for Western Europe

May 4, 2016

Roka Bioscience Q1 Revenues Grow 7 Percent

Breaking News
The Scan

Another Resignation

According to the Wall Street Journal, a third advisory panel member has resigned following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of an Alzheimer's disease drug.

Novavax Finds Its Vaccine Effective

Reuters reports Novavax's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.

Can't Be Used

The US Food and Drug Administration says millions of vaccine doses made at an embattled manufacturing facility cannot be used, the New York Times reports.

PLOS Papers on Frozen Shoulder GWAS, Epstein-Barr Effects on Immune Cell Epigenetics, More

In PLOS this week: genome-wide association study of frozen shoulder, epigenetic patterns of Epstein-Barr-infected B lymphocyte cells, and more.