Rapid Micro Methods News

Meridian Bioscience Receives FDA Clearance For ImmunoCard® C. difficile GDH Test

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. today announced it has received FDA clearance for a new Clostridium diffi…

byRapidMicro •December 27, 2011

Researchers Strike Gold with Nanoparticle Virus Test

An Egyptian research team has won a prize for developing a hepatitis C test using gold nanoparticle…

byRapidMicro •December 27, 2011

Nanosphere Receives FDA Clearance of Gram-Positive Blood Culture Test for Staphylococcus

Nanosphere, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnosti…

byRapidMicro •December 27, 2011

Taiwanese Researchers find Way to Quickly Detect Bacteria in Blood

Taiwanese researchers have developed a bio-nanotechnology platform that makes it possible to rapidl…

byRapidMicro •December 21, 2011

Particle Measuring Systems Offers the The BioLaz™ Real-Time Microbial Monitor for the Rapid Detection of Airborne Organisms

Particle Measuring Systems 5475 Airport Blvd. Boulder, Colorado 80301 phone: +[1]…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2011

New BD Veritor™ System for Rapid Detection of Flu A+B Receives 510(k) Clearance and CLIA Waiver

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today th…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2011

BAX® System Receives FDA Equivalence for Detecting Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded test method equivalency to the BAX® System from D…

byRapidMicro •December 16, 2011

3M Food Safety Unveils Innovative Molecular Detection System for Dangerous Foodborne Pathogens

After decades of transforming the food processing industry with 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates, 3M is once a…

byRapidMicro •December 14, 2011

Market Report - Second-Generation Microbiological Tests Detect Pathogens Within One Day

Automated and rapid microbiological tests are rapidly adopting new technologies and automated techn…

byRapidMicro •December 14, 2011

Leading Product Development Company Sagentia Selected by PathoGenetix to Develop Commercial-Scale, Rapid Microbial Detection System

Sagentia, an international technology and product development company, announced today that it has …

byRapidMicro •December 14, 2011

Celsis Rapid Detection Launches Enhanced Software

Celsis, which provides rapid microbial testing systems for industry, released a new and enhanced ve…

byRapidMicro •December 14, 2011

PositiveID Corp. Granted Patent for Portable Pathogen Detection from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Located in Delray Beach, Florida, PositiveID Corp. (OTCBB: PSID) develops unique medical devices an…

byRapidMicro •December 09, 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes it Easier to Test Food for Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli

The new BAX® System STEC Assay Suite includes a screening assay and two panel assays. The screening…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

Contractors Selling Faster Way to Run DNA Tests

As DNA identification technology advances and becomes easier and quicker to use, contractors are fi…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd. Announces $10.1 Million Sales Order for its Food Safety Business

China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd. announced that it has secured a sales order of RMB 61.5 mi…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

OraSure Technologies Receives CLIA Waiver for OraQuick(R) HCV Rapid Test

OraSure Technologies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") h…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

P&G Implementing Celsis ReACT Assay at Detergent Plants Worldwide

The Procter & Gamble Company is implementing the Celsis ReACT molecular assay at its liquid det…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

Quidel Receives CE Mark for Its Sofia™ Strep A Fluorescent Immunoassay (FIA) Test

Quidel Corporation, a leading provider of diagnostic testing solutions, announced today that it has…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

MicroVal Certifies GreenLight TVC Method for Raw Meat, Poultry

The GreenLight™ total viable count (TVC) method, which automatically detects microbial contaminatio…

byRapidMicro •December 01, 2011

Ensuring a Safer Egg

In August 2010, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) was responsible for illness in almost 2,…

byRapidMicro •November 23, 2011

Accelr8 Announces Development Expansion for Blood-Based Diagnostic Tests

Accelr8 Technology Corporation announced that it successfully completed two technical feasibility s…

byRapidMicro •November 23, 2011

Kiestra Lab Automation: New Advanced Technologies in Microbiology Diagnostics

In the good old days, the microbiology laboratory used to be a labor intensive place equipped with …

byRapidMicro •November 23, 2011

3M Forced to Pay for Breach of Obligations Over MRSA - High Court

Investment fund manager Porton Group and the Ministry of Defence subsidiary Ploughshare Innovations…

byRapidMicro •November 09, 2011

Micro Imaging Technology Updates the Status of the MIT 1000A Accompanying Family of Bacteria Identifying Software

Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. today provided an update on the family of bacteria identifying softw…

byRapidMicro •November 09, 2011

Pall Corp. Showcases New Beverage Production Technologies at Brau Beviale

Pall Corporation will introduce new developments for beer and beverage production at Brau Beviale, …

byRapidMicro •November 09, 2011

Contaminated Food Leads To About 2ΜΝ Deaths Annually Driving Increased Demand For Agricultural And Environmental Diagnostics

The WHO estimates that approximately 2 billion illnesses and 1.8 million deaths on an annual basis …

byRapidMicro •November 09, 2011

Neogen Develops Quicker Test for Yeast and Mold

Neogen Corporation has developed an even quicker method to rapidly and accurately detect yeast and …

byRapidMicro •November 07, 2011

GenturaDx Latest Patents Cover Innovations in the Automation of Sample Preparation

Molecular diagnostics company GenturaDx today announces that it has been awarded two additional pat…

byRapidMicro •November 07, 2011

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology's MicroKit Wins Asian Innovation Award

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), is pleased to announce that its disease d…

byRapidMicro •November 04, 2011

PathoGenetix Inc. Raises $7.5 Million in Second Closing of Series B Financing for Rapid Bacterial Identification System

PathoGenetix Inc., today announced that the Company received $7.5 million in the second closing of …

byRapidMicro •November 02, 2011

Experts Report That Abbott’s New PLEX-ID Assay Offers Important Testing Capabilities For Biothreat Defense

Abbott’s PLEX-ID system provides reliable and rapid results for key microbial biothreat agents and …

byRapidMicro •November 02, 2011

Local Researchers Cook Up Qay to Reduce Food-Borne Illnesses

Crystal Diagnostics is trying to beef up the nation’s food safety with a locally developed technolo…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2011

FDA Approves Gen-Probe's APTIMA® HPV Assay, New Molecular Test to Detect Virus that Causes Cervical Cancer

Gen-Probe, a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cos…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2011

NanoLogix Technology Delivers Live Tuberculosis (TB) Detection Results in a Revolutionary 4 Days versus Traditional 21 Days

NanoLogix, an innovator in the rapid detection, identification and antibiotic sensitivity determina…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2011

Expanded Database Advances Identification Capabilities of the DuPont™ RiboPrinter® System

DuPont Qualicon has added over 1,500 patterns to its RiboPrinter® System database, providing pharma…

byRapidMicro •October 27, 2011

Free Trial of the BAX® System Q7 for Food Laboratories in Europe

Thermo Fisher Scientific are offering a free trial of the DuPont Qualicon BAX® System Q7 for food l…

byRapidMicro •October 27, 2011