http://www.clpmag.com/news/en-usMon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESTMon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_01.aspJust in time for American Heart Month, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is offering a new blood test that can predict if a patient is at high risk for heart disease. Vanderbilt is among the first institutions in the country to offer this test.Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_02.aspThe Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) announced today that it has completed its relocation from Wayne, Pa to Chicago. Last month, CLMA selected the Chicago office of SmithBucklin to be the association's full-service management company. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_03.aspPolymedco Inc announces that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance of the OC-Sensor Diana, a high throughput automated system for the immunoassay fecal occult blood test (FIT) used for detecting gastrointestinal bleeding associated with disorders such as colorectal cancer, polyps, and colitis.Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_03.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_04.aspInverness Medical Innovations has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Kroll Inc to purchase its substance abuse testing division, its business unit providing forensic quality substance abuse testing products and services across the United States.Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-08_04.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-05_01.aspCLSI releases new proposed guidelines for review and comment presentation of a manufacturer's risk mitigation information for users of in vitro diagnostic devices (EP22-P) and laboratory quality control based on risk management (EP23-P).Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-05_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-05_02.aspVermillion Inc announces the reappointment of Gail S. Page as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Eric T. Fung, MD, PhD as Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer of the Company. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-05_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_01.aspMicronics Inc announces that it has been issued a second letters patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an integrated heat exchange system on a disposable, plastic cartridge.Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_02.aspLinden LLC, a Chicago-based health care private equity firm, today announced it has acquired Hycor Biomedical Inc from Agilent Technologies.Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_03.aspThe American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today has approved the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes.Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-04_03.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_01.aspPredictive Biosciences has announced the appointment of industry veteran Kim Blickenstaff as the seventh member of the companys board of directors.Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_02.aspAs part of its Achieve HIT stimulus program for physicians, McKesson announced a limited-time offer to reduce the cost barriers associated with independent physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs).Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_03.aspAsuragen Inc announces that it has entered into research agreements with several hospitals and universities to develop a microRNA-based diagnostic test to aid the detection of pancreatic cancer from fine-needle aspirate (FNA) biopsies.Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_03.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_04.aspResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of the In-Vitro Diagnostics Market to 2016 - Increasing Diagnostic Procedures Drive Demand" report to their offering. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_04.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_05.aspRising consumer awareness that early diagnosis and treatment can delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has had a telling impact on the sales of HIV tests.Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-03_05.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-01_01.aspAspenBio Pharma Inc announces that it has entered into a strategic relationship with LRE Medical GmbH (LRE) to complete commercial development and manufacture of the reader instrument to be used with the AppyScore cassette system.Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-01_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-01_02.aspInvestigators have identified a biomarker that could help doctors select patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will benefit from therapy with drugs such as Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonist drug.Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-02-01_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-29_01.aspBG Medicine Inc, a privately-held developer of biomarker-based in vitro diagnostics, announces the commercial launch in the European Union of a new, CE-marked test for the measurement of galectin-3 in human plasma or serum. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-29_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-29_02.aspIdaho Technology Inc (ITI) announces that clinical trials of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) have commenced at three US Hospital Laboratories.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-29_02.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-28_01.aspMcKesson and HP announced they are collaborating to accelerate and simplify electronic health record (EHR) adoption at independent physician practices across the country.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-28_01.asphttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-28_02.aspThermo Fisher Scientific Inc jointly introduces the new Capit-All IS Automated Capper/Decapper with The Automation Partnership, at LabAutomation 2010.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00 ESThttp://www.clpmag.com/news/2010-01-28_02.asp