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Dec 14, 2016

Hygiena Acquires DuPont Global Food Safety Diagnostics Business

The company said its acquisition of DuPont Diagnostics will allow it to provide a broader array of food safety diagnostics services to its customers.

Dec 08, 2016

Metagenomics Shows Potential for Foodborne Pathogen Outbreak Investigations

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Researchers from the CDC and Georgia Tech tested the efficacy of using whole-genome shotgun sequencing to diagnose food-borne pathogens in outbreaks.

Sep 28, 2016

Universal Microbial Diagnostics Approach Using Random DNA Probes Promises Rapid Pathogen ID

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The Rice University researchers identified 11 pathogenic bacteria strains using only five randomly selected DNA probes.

May 14, 2014

In Dutch Study, Pathogenica NGS HAI System Compares Well to Standard Typing Methods

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — A study by researchers from two Dutch medical centers and pathogen sequencing company Pathogenica has found that the company's HAI BioDetection kit compared well with the standard method used to type multi-drug resistantEscherichia coli.

Dec 03, 2013

DTRA, InnoCentive Name Pathogen Detection $1M Contest Winner

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US military's Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded a $1 million prize to a group of scientists who developed an algorithm that can enable rapid and accurate characterization of a clinical pathogen sample from raw DNA sequence data, challenge partner InnoCent

Sep 30, 2013

USDA-ARS Evaluating PathoGenetix Technology for Foodborne Pathogen Identification

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PathoGenetix and the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service announced late on Monday the evaluation of PathoGenetix's technology for identifying strains of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, or STECs, and Salmonella enterica.

Sep 24, 2013

Axela Partners with Hutman Dx to Develop Automated Multiplex Pathogen Detection System

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Axela and Hutman Diagnostics have announced an agreement that will deliver a microarray-based, sample-to-answer pathogen detection platform to market next year.

Dec 13, 2012

DoD Dangles $1M Prize for Swift Pathogen Detection Algorithm

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US Department of Defense is launching a competition that will provide $1 million to individuals or teams that develop an algorithm for swiftly and accurately characterizing clinical pathogen samples based only on raw DNA sequence data.

Aug 28, 2012

PathGen Joins 'Powered by Affymetrix' Program to Expand Reach of Pathogen Detection Test

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Singapore's PathGen Dx has signed an agreement under the "Powered by Affymetrix" program under which the array firm will manufacture PathGen's pathogen-detection test, called PathChip, and distribute it globally.

May 17, 2012

UK's DSTL Demonstrates Use of Life Tech TaqMan Array Cards to Detect Multiple Biological Agents

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Researchers from the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have demonstrated the feasibility of using Life Technologies' microfluidic TaqMan Array Cards to detect multiple bacterial agents with the potential to cause acute disease and be used in a bioterror attack.

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