CLPrime: August 13, 2008 | Clinical Lab Products

Clinical Lab Products

August 13, 2008

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News

LabCorp Launches Chronic Kidney Disease Program
LabCorp, along with partners including the National Kidney Foundation, announce effort to combat chronic kidney disease in North America.

Inverness Announces 4th Generation Rapid HIV Test
Inverness Medical Innovations announced the introduction of its new 4th generation rapid HIV diagnostic test, the Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo, at the International AIDS conference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Implements AdvanDxs PNA FISH Tests
AdvanDx announced that Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has implemented AdvanDxs PNA FISH rapid tests to identify bloodstream pathogens in hours instead of days.

QIAGEN and Idaho Technology Settle Patent Dispute
QIAGEN and Idaho Technology, Inc. announced a settlement agreement for rights to a suite of intellectual property relating to Corbetts Rotor-Gene instruments.

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SpectraCell Laboratories Now Offers Aspirin Response Testing
SpectraCell Laboratories now offers Aspirin Response Testing, routinely prescribed to millions of Americans for cardiovascular disease prevention.

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. Announces K-ras Testing Availability Through GenPath
Bio-Reference Laboratories announced availability of K-ras mutation testing for patients with metastatic colorectal (mCRC) or non-small-cell lung (NSCLC) cancers.

Biophysical Corporation Adds aAvanced Cholesterol Testing Capabilities
Atherotech, Inc., a cardio-diagnostic company, announced that its VAP(R) Cholesterol Test is now included in Biophysical Corporation's newly released health assessment, BiophysicalCheck.

Karlorama Report: 'Lab Automation Markets Worldwide'
Manufacturers can expect growth rates of 6% to 9% annually in this market over the next few years, according to a new report from Kalorama Information.

Product News

Novovision Debuts NovoPath Secondary Report Interface Module
Novovision, Inc, announces a secondary report interface module for its advanced NovoPath AP lab workflow management, specimen tracking and reporting platform.

Collaborations

ASM and FIND to Partner on Strengthening Infectious Disease Diagnosis
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) confirmed agreement to partner for in strengthening infectious disease diagnosis.

A.i. Scientific and Data Innovations Announce Partnership
A.i. Scientific (A.i.) and Data Innovations (DI) announced a partnership whereby DIs Instrument Manager (IM) will be offered with all A.i. Scientifics new PathFinder laboratory automation platforms.

Mergers & Acquisitions

HealthTronics Acquires UroPath
HealthTronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTRN), a leading provider of urology services and products, announced that it has acquired UroPath, LLC for $7.5 million.