PCR arrays
LGC Acquires Berry and Associates
LGC said that the acquisition will increase its presence in the nucleic acid market, in addition to its previous acquisitions in the last few years.
The firm sees the new panel as an important step forward in its strategy to further penetrate the molecular diagnostics market with its qPCR products.
Current Methods for Counting HIV Proviruses May Be Inaccurate
In counting defective proviruses, approaches for estimating the size of HIV patients' virus reservoirs are throwing off estimates of treatment effectiveness.
LGC Acquires Douglas Scientific
LGC said it plans to use Douglas Scientific's PCR and qPCR platforms to provide customers with enhanced high-throughput genotyping and qPCR instruments.
BioFire Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for FilmArray 2.0 System
Available in March, the PCR-based FilmArray 2.0 platform has higher throughput and takes up a smaller footprint.