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Hardy Diagnostics Releases Group A Strep Agar

Hardy Diagnostics has released its latest chromogenic media, HardyCHROM Group A Strep agar, for selective cultivation of clinical specimens.

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Ready-to-Use Vials and Closures Minimize Waste

Specialized borosilicate glass vials with secure closures and pretreatment options are custom-packaged to improve customer workflows.

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Veracyte Introduces Percepta Genomic Sequencing Classifier

The new genomic test is Veracyte’s first commercial product since the company signed a strategic collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

MycoDart Introduces Molecular Test to Identify Candida Auris

Jun 10, 2019 | Culture Media

Offered as a laboratory-developed test through a certified laboratory affiliate, the test provides ordering physicians with highly accurate results in hours.

FDA Clears Early Sepsis Indicator from Beckman Coulter

Jun 9, 2019 | Culture Media, Sepsis

Beckman’s Early Sepsis Indicator is a first-of-its-kind, hematology-based cellular biomarker for identifying patients with sepsis, or those at increased risk of developing sepsis.

Genomenon to Make Genomic Variants Data Available via Google Cloud Platform

Jun 9, 2019 | Culture Media

Genomenon’s cited variants reference database will be publicly available for use in genomic applications via BigQuery, Google Cloud’s big data and machine learning data warehouse.

Quality Control Media Help to Reduce Sepsis among Patients Requiring Platelet Transfusion

Jun 3, 2019 | Blood Banking, Culture Media, Hematology & Serology, Sepsis, Transfusion & Transplantation Tests

BD’s quality control media for platelet testing have been CE marked and cleared by FDA.

Lab Readiness Program Speeds Cancer Patient Access to Combination Products

May 13, 2019 | Culture Media

LabCorp joins Qiagen ‘Day-One’ lab readiness program designed to deliver precision medicine to patients faster.

MolDx Issues LCD for Noninvasive Kidney Transplant Rejection Test

Apr 30, 2019 | Culture Media

The LCD represents a major reimbursement milestone on the company’s path to commercialization in 2019.

Getting Ahead of PAMA

Apr 15, 2019 | Compliance, Culture Media, Lab Management

The federal law comes with significant cuts to Medicare testing fees, but labs that take steps now will be better able to meet the challenge.

January 2019 Product Spotlight: 2019 Emerging Technologies Showcase

Apr 14, 2019 | Breast, Cardiovascular, Culture Media, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Prostate, Slides

Nano-Signature Discovery Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis A quick and easy test to...

Novel Serum Test Provides Accurate GFR Measurement

Apr 3, 2019 | Culture Media, Software

The test determines kidney glomerular filtration rate with an accuracy close to tracer-based plasma clearance measurements, but with the simplicity of a serum sample test.

ChemStat System Expands Acute Care Diagnostics Portfolio

Mar 24, 2019 | Culture Media

The analyzer is designed for rapid basic metabolic testing in emergency departments and other hospital point-of-care settings.

Making Headway with Digital Diagnostics

Mar 11, 2019 | Culture Media, Software

Emerging tools are harnessing the power of big data to improve healthcare

PolarSafe EVA Ice Buckets and Pans for Benchtop Cryogenic Chilling

Mar 4, 2019 | Culture Media

The buckets and pans are made from ethylene vinyl acetate, a thick nontoxic foam compatible with alcohol, dry ice, ice, liquid nitrogen, and saline solutions.