Jul 5, 2013 | Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Uncategorized
Separate research projects at University of Washington and in the United Kingdom are producing handheld diagnostic devices to accurately detect Malaria Two new handheld, point-of-care test (POC) devices for malaria could save millions of lives in third-world countries. At the same time, these POC devices may lead to inexpensive alternatives for diagnosing common diseases in developed nations as well. Clinical laboratory test developers see a big opportunity in developing assays to detect...
Apr 17, 2013 | Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Sales and Marketing, Management & Operations
Multi-billion-dollar mega-deal positions Thermo Fisher to offer a broader spectrum of gene sequencing systems to clinical laboratories and pathology groups Earlier this week, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., (NYSE: TMO) of Waltham, Massachusetts, announced a deal that will shake up the market for next-generation gene sequencing and genetic testing. It will acquire Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) of Carlsbad, California. More IVD Industry Consolidation That Affects Clinical...
Jul 11, 2012 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Digital Pathology, Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations, News From Dark Daily
Both pathology profession and biotech industry have much at stake in how Supreme Court rules in this important case involving the patentability of genes Legal challenges to gene patents are a high interest topic among pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists who perform genetic testing. Two high profile cases involving gene patents were accepted by the Supreme Court. A ruling was made in one case and the second case is continuing. The Supreme Court issued a ruling in one case, titled...
Apr 22, 2011 | Laboratory Pathology, News From Dark Daily
At issue is ability of biotech companies to hold patents on genes that might be used in clinical laboratory testing Patents involving human genes have always been controversial among pathologists and clinical laboratory managers. This is one reason why many in the medical laboratory testing industry are following the progress of the well-publicized lawsuit that challenged certain patents involving human genes that are held by Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Myriad), of Salt Lake City, Utah. In the...
Feb 23, 2011 | Digital Pathology, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Goal is to produce accurate sequence of one human cancer cell; could lead to new cancer tests Pathologists and clinical laboratory managers will find the latest “prize” for a genetic breakthrough to have direct relevance to molecular diagnostics. One million dollars will go to the first person who sequences an entire cancer cell genome, including all of the RNA, using a specific whole human genome sequencer made by Carlsbad, California-based Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE). This is the fourth...
