Microbiology News: clinical, Oct 2015

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Microbiology News: clinical, Oct 2015

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COPAN FLOQSwabs™ Go a Little Batty!

26 Oct 2015 | ClinicalOtherVeterinary

A recent study of Hendra virus in bats showed COPAN FLOQSwabs™ are versatile collection and transport tools that produce better results by generating quantitative samples for multiple applications. more...

Oxford Vaccine Group Improves Vaccine Potency Determination with Protocol 3

26 Oct 2015 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Using the ProtoCOL 3, an automated colony counter, the Oxford Vaccine Group can now count 300 SBA agar plates per day, as well as generate results on vaccine potency. more...

Puritan Further Vindicated as Copan Loses Again in German Patent Proceedings

21 Oct 2015 | Food & BeverageClinicalOther

This decision reinforces that Puritan and their customers are free to sell Puritan’s flocked swabs in Europe without interference from Copan’s European patent or expired utility models. more...

Market for Microbiology Culture Media Forecast to Expand

20 Oct 2015 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

In a new report on the Microbiology Culture Media Market it was indicated that currently worth US$4.51 bn in 2014 it's expected to reach US$7.59 bn by 2023, a CAGR of 5.9%. more...

BIOHIT ELISA GastroPanel Test for Stomach Health Includes 4 Biomarkers

20 Oct 2015 | ClinicalOther

Using a blood sample the GastroPanel detects four indicators of stomach health - biomarkers (pepsinogen I and II, gastrin-17,Helicobacter pylori IgG antibody). more...

Shiga Toxin Direct Test Submitted to FDA

20 Oct 2015 | Clinical

The Shiga Toxin Direct Test from Great Basin will be the only stand-alone molecular test to provide CDC recommended identification of E.coli O157 in conjunction with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) detection . more...

Will this Year’s Flu Vaccine Perform as Expected?

20 Oct 2015 | ClinicalOther

It's not possible to predict what the 2015/2016 flu season will bring about but one thing is for sure – Medical Wire’s range of Viral Transport devices will be available to meet any demands. more...

Positive Trial Results for DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System

13 Oct 2015 | Clinical

The Beckman Coulter DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics System allows true random access with little manual intervention delivering improved lab workflow and better sample turnaround times. more...

Firefly Dx Optics Can Deliver Quantitative and Qualitative PCR Results

13 Oct 2015 | Clinical

Designed to give real-time accurate diagnostic results in less than 20 minutes from a handheld device PositiveID's Firefly Dx can also be used to indicate how much pathogen is present. more...

Pipetting Techniques to Improve Serial Dilution Assays

13 Oct 2015 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

INTEGRA has published a new white paper that discusses how observing good pipetting practice helps to achieve better results in serial dilution assays. more...