Aug 20, 2012 | Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Roche is refocusing its resources as it works to rebalance its businesses in pharmaceuticals and clinical laboratory testing Roche Diagnostics is pumping $300 million into its North American headquarters in Indianapolis. At the same time, the Roche research and development campus in Nutley, New Jersey will be closed. Collectively both actions are a sign of the company’s confidence in the growth prospects for clinical laboratory testing, molecular diagnostics, and genetic testing. Many...
Feb 22, 2010 | Digital Pathology, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Firm will submit cytogenetic testing system to FDA using pre-IDE process High-throughput microarray technology used in cytogenetics research may soon have an FDA-cleared product for use by clinical pathology laboratories. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization can perform the equivalent of hundreds or even thousands of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments in one array. This technology has become the preferred method for molecular cytogenetics research. Recent advances...