Member Press Releases

Cardiff, UK – 16th February 2017 – EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that in a newly published paper [1] its Quo-Test® point-of-care (POC) hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) analyzer has again been confirmed to meet International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) performance criteria. Using sigma-metrics data modelling, scientists from the European Reference Laboratory for Glycohemoglobin demonstrated that Quo-Test easily met IFCC accepted qu...

β-lactamase enzymes inactivate β-lactam antibiotics and render them ineffective for the treatment of clinically-important Gram-negative bacterial infections. Now, two new kits from Streck Inc., available in the UK from Alpha Laboratories Ltd., provide a comprehensive, cost-effective molecular method to detect the most clinically-important β-lactamases that confer resistance to penicillins, cephamycins, and in some cases, carbapenems.

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – [February 2, 2017] – QuantuMDx Group announced an assay co-development and commercialization agreement with The Global Good Fund, managed by Intellectual Ventures, to develop a rapid, low-cost and mobile diagnostic test for the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical and other genital cancers.

Biofortuna is expanding its IVD service portfolio to provide a greater focus on immunoassay design, development and manufacture. The company has made a significant investment in its production capabilities to include plate coating, washing, drying and quality control, creating an exceptional manufacturing suite for immunoassay kits.

Mologic is pleased to announce that we are in receipt of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish the CARD, a new technology centre within Mologic, whose objective is to create a step-change in simple, rapid diagnostic test technology for the detection of protein biomarkers at the point-of care.