Tag Archives: Meridian Life Science

August 2018—Meridian Life Science released Japanese encephalitis virus pairs suitable for use in ELISAs and immunofluorescence assays. The product is specific for the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) and exhibits no cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses, including tick-borne encephalitis, yellow fever, West Nile, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya.

July 2018—Meridian Life Science launched TruBlock Ready, a broad-acting HAMA blocker that is ready to use within a single dilution step.

April 19, 2018—Meridian Life Science launched TruBlock Ready, a broad-acting HAMA blocker that is ready to use within a single dilution step. TruBlock Ready employs an active blocking technology that results in higher blocking efficiency than conventional blockers and provides broad coverage against human anti-mouse antibody, rheumatoid factor, and heterophilic antibodies. The blocking effectiveness has been proven in ELISA and ...

March 2018—Meridian Life Science introduced its recombinant allergens for the development of serum-based IgE-mediated allergen diagnostic assays.

November 2017—Meridian Life Science launched its next-generation active human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) blocker, TruBlock Ultra. It works over several assay types and blocks interference created by HAMA, rheumatoid factor, and heterophilic antibodies.

May 2017—Meridian has developed anti-müllerian hormone antibodies produced in chickens using a synthetic peptide representing a linear epitope on the human AMH protein. Initial purification of total IgY from eggs was followed by affinity purification against the peptide as an immunogen to yield a monospecific antibody. All antibodies can be used in ELISA.

February 2017—Meridian Life Science released a new brochure on its best performing tropical and vector-borne antigens and antibodies, including its new Zika reagents. Important troubleshooting tips are included for reducing cross-reactivity in flavivirus assays and increasing IgM detection sensitivity.

November 2016—Meridian Life Science released a new catalog that provides a detailed overview of the company’s cardiac and metabolic markers for assay development. Meridian’s top-performing cardiac and metabolic markers include Lp-PLA2, CRP, D-dimer, troponin, NT-proBNP, myoglobin, procalcitonin, FABP, PAPP-A, fibrinogen, sCD40L, MPO, NSE, and galectin-3.

February 2014—Meridian Life Science offers several products suitable for the development of an ELISA detection assay for Ebola. The new Ebola reagents are C01762M MAb to Ebola virus, C86037M MAb to Ebola virus, C86180M MAb to Ebola virus, R01577 Ebola Zaire Nucleoprotein (E. coli) recombinant, and R01578 Ebola Sudan Nucleoprotein (E. coli) recombinant.

August 2014—Meridian Life Science is offering a cardiac Troponin-I antibody pair for the development of highly sensitive and specific cTnl sandwich immunoassays. Both capture antibody and detection antibody vials contain 0.2 mg and store at 2°­–8°C.

July 2014—Meridian Life Science now has a sampling kit with HIV-1 p24 reagents for developing sensitive and specific HIV-1 p24 sandwich immunoassays. The kit includes a 0.25-mg vial of capture antibody, MAb to HIV-1 p24; a 0.25-mg vial of detection antibody, MAb to HIV-1 p24; and a 0.25-mg vial of recombinant HIV-1 p24 antigen (strain HxB2) expressed in Pichia pastoris. ...

July 2014—Meridian Life Science now has a sampling kit with HIV-1 p24 reagents for developing sensitive and specific HIV-1 p24 sandwich immunoassays. The kit includes a 0.25-mg vial of capture antibody, MAb to HIV-1 p24; a 0.25-mg vial of detection antibody, MAb to HIV-1 p24; and a 0.25-mg vial of recombinant HIV-1 p24 antigen (strain HxB2) expressed in Pichia pastoris

Meridian Life Science offers several new Toxoplasma gondii products.