ACD and Leica to comarket RNA ISH assays
November 2014—Leica Biosystems and Advanced Cell Diagnostics announced the comarketing of ACD’s RNAscope LS ISH assays using Leica’s Bond Rx research-use-only staining platform.
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NGS oncology quality control, 11/14
November 2014—Clinical laboratories running next-generation sequencing oncology tests now have access to a universal quality control material compatible with multiple sequencing platforms. The AcroMetrix Oncology Hotspot Control from Thermo Fisher Scientific provides a common quality control material that can be used in laboratories with different NGS instrument platforms, assays, and bioinformatics pipelines to test precision and detect analytical deviations that may arise from reagent and instrument variation.
NGS cancer research panels, 11/14
November 2014—Agilent Technologies introduced ClearSeq AML, a next-generation cancer research panel that targets 48 selected exons in 20 of the most commonly mutated genes found in acute myeloid leukemia.
CE marking for Ventana system, 11/14
November 2014—Ventana Medical Systems announced that its Ventana System for Primary Diagnosis has been CE marked in the European Union for routine pathology, including for primary diagnosis with human tissue specimens.
Anti-human protein antibodies, 11/14
November 2014—The Binding Site offers a line of anti-human blood protein antibodies for use by clinical and life science researchers, medical laboratory professionals, and in vitro diagnostic manufacturers.
Prostate cancer test qualifies for Medicare coverage, 11/14
November 2014—The ConfirmMDx for Prostate Cancer test, from MDxHealth, qualifies for Medicare coverage effective Nov. 3, 2014. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the final version of the coverage policy issued by Palmetto GBA: MoIDX title: ConfirmMDx Epigenetic Molecular Assay, LCD No.: L35368.
White paper on QC in point-of-care testing, 11/14
November 2014—Randox released a white paper focusing on the importance of quality control in point-of-care testing. The white paper will help laboratories define an appropriate QC procedure for all point-of-care devices.
Patent issued for ERG monoclonal antibody, 11/14
November 2014—The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine has been awarded a patent in the U.S. and Europe for ERG monoclonal antibodies. The patent is pending in Australia, Canada, and Japan.
Molecular diagnostics platform, 11/14
November 2014—Biocartis announced the launch of its flagship molecular diagnostics system, Idylla. With Idylla, Biocartis also released its first oncology assay, the Idylla BRAF Mutation Test. Both Idylla and the Idylla BRAF Mutation Test have obtained CE-IVD marking.
CE marking for Ventana system, 11/14
November 2014—Ventana Medical Systems announced that its Ventana System for Primary Diagnosis has been CE marked in the European Union for routine pathology, including for primary diagnosis with human tissue specimens.