New & Noteworthy

December 2021

Pipette Tips

Greiner Bio-One offers a new generation of Sapphire pipette tips, which are designed to provide the flexibility necessary for everyday liquid handling... Read more

Adjustable Drying Rack

Health Care Logistics offers a new adjustable drying rack to assist laboratories in maintaining the cleanliness and availability of non-disposables in... Read more

Backup Freezer Support and Alarm System

The CA5000 from Hampshire Controls is designed to safeguard sensitive materials by delivering freezer backup for ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage. The... Read more

Next Generation Sequencing

The HIVETM scRNAseq Solution is launched as a collaborative effort between Honeycomb Biotechnologies and PerkinElmer. The system offers single-cell isolation... Read more

Rapid, Portable Test for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen

QIAGEN has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US FDA for its QIAreach SARS CoV-2 Antigen Test, which is designed for environments requiring... Read more

Biochemistry Analyzers

Mindray has partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to offer a biochemistry solution for drugs of abuse testing: Mindray’s analyzers, the BS-480... Read more

Next Generation Phenotyping Platform

Selux Diagnostics has received an award from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help commercialize its next generation phenotyping (NGP) platform... Read more

Proficiency Testing

The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) offers a new proficiency testing (PT) Data Upload feature designed to facilitate PT data uploads, thereby... Read more

Clinical Reference Materials for Microprotein Testing

Ready-to-use, liquid stable clinical reference materials for microprotein testing are now available from Verichem Laboratories. Intended for the calibration... Read more

Modular Lab Furniture Systems

UniLine Furniture offerings from Hemco include base and wall cabinets, countertops, sinks, fixtures, base-tables, mobile workstations, specialty storage... Read more

Diabetes Quality Control

Bio-Rad Laboratories releases a newly enhanced version of Liquichek Diabetes Control, part of its family of quality controls designed to monitor the precision... Read more

October 2021

Specimen Transport System

The Tempus600 from Sarstedt is a dedicated transportation system designed for sending specimen tubes quickly and reliably. Sample tubes are placed directly... Read more

Enhanced Liver Fibrosis TestSIemens

Siemens Healthineers’ Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) is a prognostic tool for patients with advanced fibrosis (F3 or F4) due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis... Read more

PCR Multiplex Test for COVID-19

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers the Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 Pooling Kit, a real-time PCR multiplex test that enables the detection of SARS-CoV-2... Read more

Surface Testing Plates

Surface Testing Contact Plates from Health Care Logistics allow users to determine the efficacy of cleaning programs and hand washing techniques while... Read more

Temperature and Humidity Data Loggers

CAS DataLoggers announces the new TR-7A Series of data loggers from T&D. This series represents the next generation of full-featured, compact temperature... Read more

Transcriptome Panel

HTG Molecular Diagnostics announces the availability of its HTG Transcriptome Panel, designed to measure approximately 20,000 mRNA targets using the HTG... Read more

Urine Chemistry Analyzer

The AUTION ELEVEN AE-4022 semi-automated urine chemistry analyzer from ARKRAY is a standalone analyzer that is designed for use in medium- to high-volume... Read more

Rapid Multiplex Phenotypic Test and Agar Medium

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are a major concern for health care facilities, as some bacteria in this family are resistant to nearly all... Read more

Urinalysis Solution

The UN-Series Automated Urinalysis Solution and TH-11 Urine Sample Decapper Unit from Sysmex offer a fully scalable urinalysis solution that delivers a... Read more

Variant Data Sharing Practice Guidelines

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) has released recommendations to support and facilitate sharing of variant data through public repositories.... Read more

Needle-Free Blood Draw Technology

BD, having acquired Velano Vascular and its needle-free technology for blood draws, announces efforts to enable health care providers to eliminate multiple... Read more

September 2021

Pre-analytical Sorting Instrument

The Sarstedt BL 1200 Sort Connect is a pre-analytical accessioning and sorting instrument that can be connected to integrated systems or analyzer lines.... Read more

Automated ELISA System

Dynex Agility is a fully integrated automated ELISA system that delivers high throughput with continuous plate loading flexibility for routine microplate... Read more

Virtual Safety Training Course

Dan the Lab Safety Man presents a new virtual training course designed for laboratory professionals. A series of eight 60-minute webinars aims to help... Read more

Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers

Thermo Fisher Scientific presents the TSX Series Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers, which can provide laboratories with safeguards to deliver environmentally... Read more

Diabetes Quality Control

Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the InteliQ Diabetes Control, an addition to the InteliQ family of load-and-go liquid quality controls designed for ease... Read more

Revenue Cycle Management Software

LigoLab’s integrated software infrastructure features no-touch auto-billing, which laboratories can use to automatically send claims after receiving... Read more

Lyme Disease Assay

QIAGEN announces the launch of the LIAISON LymeDetect, a new diagnostic assay presented in partnership with DiaSorin, for the detection and early diagnosis... Read more

July/August 2021

Hematology Analyzer

The FDA-cleared XN-10 Automated Hematology Analyzer with Blood Bank mode from Sysmex supports red blood cell (RBC) and platelet component testing and provides... Read more

COVID-19 Antibody Test

To help find ways to quantify COVID-19 antibodies in individuals over time and across populations, Beckman Coulter announces a fully quantitative and automated... Read more

Next-Generation Sequencing Kit

Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the SEQuoia RiboDepletion Kit, which aims to improve assay efficiency by eliminating irrelevant ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fragments... Read more

Automated Incubators and Storage Systems

The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 24 automated incubators and storage systems feature updated technology for large capacity microplate incubation applications,... Read more

Clinical Microscope

Motic announces the launch of its Panthera C2 microscope for clinical laboratory settings. The C2 has been redesigned with an improved optics and lighting... Read more

Low-Volume Hematology Analyzer

CellaVision introduces its smallest analyzer ever—the DC-1—custom designed for low-volume labs. Part of a cost-effective digital cell morphology... Read more

COVID-19 Sequencing Solution

QIAGEN has expanded its COVID-19 testing portfolio with a new sequencing solution, the QIAseq DIRECT SARS-CoV-2. Reducing turnaround time to as few as... Read more

Cytology Processor

Hologic announces US FDA premarket approval for its ThinPrep Genesis cytology processor and specimen transfer system for downstream applications. The new... Read more

Liquid Stable Reference Materials

Verichem Laboratories offers a selection of ready-to-use, liquid stable CO2 reference materials. The five-level standard kit, along with the optional Level... Read more

Rapid Response Thermometer

The Temp-Check from Hampshire Controls is designed to help blood bank technicians more easily determine the temperature of blood components in a fast and... Read more

Flow Cytometry Reagent

The BD Horizon Red 718 reagent is a small molecule fluorochrome designed to provide improved sensitivity and resolution of low-density markers and intracellular... Read more

June 2021

Digital Blood Cell Differential

Sysmex Corporation’s hematology instrumentation portfolio includes the DI-60 Integrated Slide Processing System and the CellaVision DM-series analyzers... Read more

Automated Two-Plate ELISA and Chemiluminescence Analyzer

Awareness Technology’s ChemWell 2 is an automated two-plate, microwell plate analyzer for ELISA and chemiluminescence assays. As a PC-controlled... Read more

KPM Analytics System with Benchmarking

Visiun’s laboratory analytics system, Performance Insight, introduces new benchmarking opportunities for productivity and cost per test that enable... Read more

Multiplex Test Within COVID-19 Portfolio

The NeuMoDx Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage Test from QIAGEN is a 4-plex test that utilizes the high-throughput, automated testing capabilities of the NeuMoDx... Read more

Compliance Management Software

MedTrainer offers an all-in-one compliance management suite for laboratory education, compliance, and credentialing. The system’s latest enhancements... Read more

Chemistry Workflow Automation System

The DxA 5000 Fit from Beckman Coulter is designed for laboratories with space constraints, yet its scalability allows it to easily expand to accommodate... Read more

UniLine Casework Groupings

UniLine design from Hemco incorporates is designed to meet the laboratory’s needs. Standard welded steel with chemical resistant, epoxy powder coat... Read more

Microbiology Test Kit

Accelerate Diagnostics announces both the release of an upgrade to the Accelerate Pheno system, as well as the upcoming launch of a new Accelerate PhenoTest... Read more

PCR Test for COVID-19

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability of a direct-from-saliva PCR test for COVID-19 to help enable widespread, high-frequency surveillance... Read more

Vial Holders

Vial Wranglers from Health Care Logistics are flexible silicone holders designed to accommodate 10 vials ranging in diameter from 15 mm to 18 mm, allowing... Read more

May 2021

Electronic Pipettes

INTEGRA Biosciences’ VIAFLO electronic pipettes help make qPCR plate preparation a straightforward process. The 125 µl eight-channel VIAFLO... Read more

Material Transport Robot

The Relay Autonomous Service Robot from Swisslog Healthcare can help hospital laboratories implement efficient, agile workflows. Serving as a lab team... Read more

Ammonia & Iron Calibration Kit

The open vial stability claim on Verichem Laboratories’ combined Ammonia/Iron Standard Kit extends to 24 months when stored at 2°C to 8°C,... Read more

Automated Slide Printing

The SlideTrack ESPO direct to slide printer enables laboratories to print chemical-resistant text and bar codes directly to slides on demand using thermal... Read more

Handheld Blood Analyzer

The STAT-Site WB handheld analyzer from EKF Diagnostics delivers β-ketone and glucose measurements from whole blood in seconds and is reagent free.... Read more

WiFi Temperature Monitoring System

The RF400 Wi-Fi Temperature Monitoring System from Comark Instruments offers a range of temperature logging devices that connect to a user’s own... Read more

Clinical Terms Consulting Services

3M Health Information Systems offers expertise in translating laboratory information systems’ local terms into the international standardized terminologies... Read more

Water Purification System

The ELGA PURELAB Chorus system helps laboratories reach high-purity water requirements. The system allows users to configure a customized solution based... Read more

Laboratory Fume Hood

Hemco’s new SL series of high-performance laboratory fume hoods are constructed entirely of chemical resistant, flame retardant, lightweight composite... Read more

Test Cup Reagents

Tosoh’s Unit Dose Test Cup technology allows interchangeability of reagents for Tosoh’s automated immunoassay systems, including the AIA-2000,... Read more

Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Workstream

New from Thermo Scientific, the Tox Explorer Collection provides instruments, columns, and consumables with validated methods for reproducible results.... Read more

April 2021

Enhanced Features for Quality Control

Bio-Rad Laboratories announces enhanced features for its InteliQ liquid quality controls product line. Optimized open vial stability will now enable any... Read more

Cameras for Microscopy

The new MOTICAM S-series cameras from Motic are equipped with back-illuminated scientific CMOS sensor technology and a USB 3.1 interface to provide high-quality... Read more

Next-Generation Sequencing Acquisition

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has acquired Swift Biosciences, a developer of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) library preparation genomics kits. As... Read more

Laboratory Fume Hood

Hemco’s new SL series of high-performance laboratory fume hoods are constructed entirely of chemical resistant, flame retardant, lightweight composite... Read more

Two-Plate Microwell Processor

PC-controlled and user-programmable, the ChemWell-2 from Awareness Technology is able to process a variety of microwell-based EIA and chemiluminescent... Read more

Automated Urinalysis Solution

Through a distribution and service agreement, Sysmex America adds the Siemens CLINITEK Novus automated urine chemistry analyzer to complete its... Read more

CLIA-testing Compliance Software

MedTrainer announces the release of LabComply, a cloud-based software package designed as a comprehensive resource for managing all aspects of CLIA testing.... Read more

High-Throughput COVID-19 Antigen Test

The Access SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay from Beckman Coulter is offered to providers at a price point of $4. The assay has proven 93% positive percent agreement... Read more

CRISPR-based Diagnostics and Biosurveillance Platforms

Mammoth Biosciences has secured a subcontract with MRIGlobal to develop CRISPR-based diagnostics and bio- surveillance technologies. The program aims... Read more

CPT Code for Preterm Birth Blood Test

Sera Prognostics announces that the AMA has assigned a new, dedicated Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) code to... Read more

LIS for Anatomic Pathology Workflow

NovoPath offers a variety of modules for AP laboratory workflow based on an understanding of technology and market trends. These modules aim to... Read more

March 2021

Positive Procedural Control for Immunophenotyping

The CD-Chex Plus from Streck is a positive procedural control for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry on BD Biosciences and Beckman Coulter flow cytometry... Read more

Temperature Monitoring Kits

CAS offers four temperature monitoring kits designed specifically for vaccine applications at -70°C. Utilizing T&D TR-7 series data loggers, they... Read more

Primary Container for Automated Blood Analysis

The Microvette APT from Sarstedt is a primary container designed to meet processing requirements for automated blood analysis systems. Available in two... Read more

LN₂ Monitoring System

The MPS-LV from Hampshire Controls is a multi-probe alarm system for liquid nitrogen (LN2) liquid level monitoring and dewar vacuum breach detection. The... Read more

Tabletop Hematology Analyzer

Beckman Coulter announces the launch of the DxH 560 AL, a tabletop analyzer geared to reduce the time and resource constraints faced by small to mid-sized... Read more

Cell Sorter for Flow Cytometry

The MACSQuant Tyto Cell Sorter aims to bring a safe and sterile multicolor cell sorting technology to the laboratory. With microchip technology, cells... Read more

Rapid Test for SARS-CoV-2, Flu, and More

The BD Veritor Plus System is a portable, easy-to-use, rapid test device with assays available for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A+B, Group A Strep, and RSV. The device... Read more

Cold Storage Monitoring

The Sentinel monitoring system from Sensaphone can help maintain strict, ultra-cold storage temperature requirements. When paired with Sensaphone’s... Read more