Thermo Fisher introduces kit for expanded carrier screening
Feb. 27, 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Ion Torrent CarrierSeq ECS Kit for the Ion GeneStudio S5 system.
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Thermo Fisher announces collaboration with NanoPin
Feb. 20, 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific and NanoPin Technologies have entered into a collaborative relationship to advance blood-based infectious disease detection technology through the development of highly sensitive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry–based workflows.
Thermo Fisher introduces Ion Torrent Genexus System
Nov. 22, 2019—Thermo Fisher Scientific launched at the Association for Molecular Pathology annual meeting the Ion Torrent Genexus System. The integrated, next-generation sequencing platform features an automated specimen to report workflow with 10 minutes hands-on time, two user touchpoints, and a turnaround time of one day.
Microbroth dilution plates for AST
November 2019—Thermo Scientific’s Sensititre Gram Negative MDRGN1F AST Plate is now available on the Sensititre AST System. This format offers eravacycline, omadacycline, and plazomicin on an FDA-cleared, IVD-labeled microbroth dilution susceptibility plate for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using second-line multidrug-resistant organism therapies with expanded dilution ranges for Gram-negative organisms.
FBI approves forensic sequencing solution for NDIS
October 2019—The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has approved Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Applied Biosystems Precision ID System mtDNA analysis solution for use by forensic laboratories to generate mitochondrial DNA profiles for submission to the U.S. National DNA Index System CODIS database.
Thermo Fisher previews automated AST system
September 2019—Thermo Fisher Scientific previewed its Sensititre Aris HiQ AST System at the 71st annual AACC meeting. The benchtop automated reading and incubation system for antimicrobial susceptibility testing uses broth microdilution to provide minimum inhibitory concentration results.
Invitrogen Collibri DNA Library Prep Kits
August 2019—Thermo Fisher introduced its Invitrogen Collibri DNA Library Prep Kits for high-throughput Illumina systems. The kits contain a tracking dye to provide an in-process visual cue, which aims to improve workflow success.
Ultra-low temperature freezers
May 2019—Thermo Fisher Scientific launched its standard performance ultra-low temperature freezer series.
Thermo Fisher’s blood test for Ara h 6 approved
March 2019—Thermo Fisher’s ImmunoCAP Specific IgE blood test for Ara h 6, part of a line of assays for detecting specific peanut allergen components, has been cleared by the FDA for in vitro diagnostic use.
Thermo Fisher offers plazomicin immunoassay
February 2019—Thermo Fisher Scientific received FDA clearance for its de novo submission of its QMS Plazomicin Immunoassay. This quantitative immunoassay measures the concentration of a novel therapeutic antibiotic, plazomicin, using the Beckman Coulter AU 680 automated clinical chemistry analyzer. Plazomicin (Zemdri, Achaogen) is a next-generation aminoglycoside being used to treat patients with complicated urinary tract infections.