real-time PCR

Eurobio Scientific will also develop new test kits for the T-COR 8, a real-time PCR thermocycler originally developed for the US Army.

Mobidiag signed agreements for its Amplidiag and Novodiag products with Alab in Poland and the Ukraine; Biogenetix in Romania; and Theranostica in Israel.

The company delivered organic growth across its four business segments and raised its revenue and earnings guidance for the year.

The FDA clearance follows earlier US marketing approval for the firm's C. Difficile assay.

A European study, published today in NEJM, used a POC, PCR-based system to perform CYP2C19 genotyping to guide platelet inhibitor therapy.

Filter tips for use with QiaSymphony SP/AS instruments may leak, which could lead to delayed or inaccurate results and cause serious injury or death.

NeuMoDx's tests are designed for central laboratory use and run on the company's fully automated NeuMoDx 96 or 288 real-time PCR systems.

The Cobas TV/MG test detects Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) DNA in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.