NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Thermo Fisher Scientific announced today that it has received CE-IVD marking for its QuantStudio 5 Dx Real-Time PCR system for sale in Europe.

The instrument's multi-modal software enables users to operate it in either test-development, research-use-only (RUO), or in vitro diagnostic (IVD) mode. Thermo said that the system is designed to benefit clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic test developers performing molecular biology testing using qPCR.