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December 2023

HPV Testing on Molecular System
The US FDA has approved the Roche cobas HPV test for use on next generation cobas 5800 molecular instruments. This approval increases access to HPV testing... Read more
Automated ELISA System
DYNEX Technologies presents the Agility Integra, a fully automated ELISA system designed to deliver speed, precision, and flexibility. As a high-throughput... Read more
Blood Collection Set
The Vacuette Evoprotect Safety Blood Collection Set from Greiner Bio-One is designed to be safe and user- and patient-friendly. Featuring a semi-automatic... Read more
Vented Hood Tabletop Workstation
HEMCO’s vented hood tabletop workstation is designed for use in histology, microbiology processing, and venting applications. The workstation also... Read more
Refrigeration Series
The TSG Series refrigerators from Thermo Fisher Scientific are designed to help ensure the safe and effective storage of critical supplies and samples... Read more
Hepatitis C Proficiency Testing Program
WSLH Proficiency Testing introduces the Hepatitis C-waived proficiency testing program, new for 2024. This program is compatible with waived methods including... Read more
Sterile Reagent Reservoirs
Sterile Reagent Reservoirs from Health Care Logistics are designed with easy-to-read graduations for improved accuracy while testing samples in the lab.... Read more
Pipetting Capability for Automation System
The Phase Separator is a new pipetting capability for the air flexible channel arm on Tecan’s Fluent Automation Workstation. This tool addresses... Read more
Expanded Cardiac Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the expanded compatibility of its cardiac control, Cardiac Advance, to now include Beckman-Coulter instruments. Designed... Read more
Laboratory Information System
Altera Lab is a laboratory information system (LIS) that supports laboratory business models, including hospital, reference, or hybrid labs, as well as... Read more
Collaboration for NGS Workflow
Revvity and Element Biosciences—a developer of the AVITI System, a genomic sequencing platform—announce a collaboration to introduce workflow... Read more

October 2023

Respiratory Solution
bioMérieux announces the Biofire Spotfire Respiratory Solution, which provides onsite, multiplex PCR results in approximately 15 minutes. One swab... Read more
Upright Compound Microscope
Motic’s PA43 BIOMED Upright compound microscope combines features of modularity with ergonomics to assist clinical laboratory imaging workflows.... Read more
Media for Anaerobe Recovery
Oxyrase announces Pre-Reduced Anaerobically Sterilized (PRAS) media to aid in anaerobe growth and recovery. The PRAS Kit is a tool to help laboratories... Read more
Benchtop Instrument for Slide Processing
Zeus Scientific introduces the dIFine 30 System, which partners the Zeus dIFine digital immunofluorescence system and the Zeus SP30 slide processor.... Read more
Internal and External Quality Controls
Randox’s serum indices, IQC and EQA, provide a full range of clinically relevant testing levels, including a negative and three positives, as well... Read more
Medical-Grade Freezer Line
Accucold expands its lineup of cold storage with upright freezers designed for laboratory, medication, and vaccine applications that support CDC and VFC... Read more
Shipment Tracking Software
Cardinal Health announces OptiFreight Logistics TotalVue tracking, a web-based dashboard that provides real-time shipment status, helping to enable strategic... Read more
Educational Quality Control Workbooks
Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the second workbook in its quality control (QC) focused series offering professional acknowledgement for continuing education... Read more
Hematology Analysis
Boule Diagnostics announces the Medonic M-Series, which helps facilitate health screenings and initial disease investigations. With a compact design, the... Read more
Rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2
QuidelOrtho has been granted CLIA Waiver from the US FDA for its Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA. As a rapid antigen test that detects COVID-19, the test is... Read more
External Run Control
The NATFRC-ERC from ZeptoMetrix is a third-party molecular quality control that allows laboratories to monitor the continued performance of their... Read more

September 2023

Data Management Platform
bioMérieux launches the Maestria platform to connect its microbiology instrumentation, including blood culture and ID/AST instruments, into a single... Read more
Cold Storage Solutions
Accucold offers a selection of NSF/ANSI 456 certified cold storage devices to meet the needs of laboratory applications. Sized from 1 to 18 cubic feet,... Read more
Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostics
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and Fujirebio announce a collaboration to address the clinical need for blood-based Alzheimer’s Disease diagnostics through... Read more
Educational Entertainment for Lab Leaders
The web series—Clinical Chemistry with Joe El-Khoury—is now available on YouTube, hosted by Joe El-Khoury, PhD, DABCC, FAACC, associate professor... Read more
Combined IA and Chemistry Testing
Siemens Healthineers announces the launch of the Atellica CI Analyzer for immunoassay and clinical chemistry testing, which provides both standalone labs... Read more
Automated Sample Shaker
Health Care Logistics offers a solution to the settling of samples due to improper mixing, as well as repetitive strain injury due to constant manual shaking... Read more
Immunoassay Fentanyl Test
Carolina Liquid Chemistries announces its Fentanyl Urine Detection Kit. A fluorescence immunoassay, it is intended for the qualitative detection of fentanyl... Read more
Negative Quality Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories expands its offering of molecular quality controls with the launch of Bulk Urine Negative and Bulk CSF Negative. Both negative run... Read more
Liquid Handling Platform
Tecan announces the Phase Separator, a pressure-based capability of the pipetting arm of the Fluent liquid handling platform, which detects interfaces... Read more
Rapid Pregnancy Test Kits
Cardinal’s portfolio of hCG rapid tests helps to reliably provide early detection of pregnancy. The Cardinal Health Brand rapid hCG urine test is... Read more
Parasitology and Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Eiger Diagnostics provides a broad menu of globally accessible parasitology and infectious disease diagnostics, including parasitic serology assays. Eiger’s... Read more
Biosafety Cabinet
The NU-543 Class II Type A2 biosafety cabinet from NuAire helps hospital laboratory managers configure the unit for specific applications, providing efficient... Read more

August 2023

Temperature Monitoring System
The AeroScout Links cloud-based platform from Securitas Healthcare utilizes select T15 tags to help simplify temperature monitoring of all products, including... Read more
Automated Cell Counter
DeNovix CellDrop automated cell counters help eliminate the use of plastic slides and hemocytometers from cell counting processes, enabling the lab to... Read more
Animal Free Enzymes
Worthington Animal Free (AF) enzymes for pre-clinical and bioprocessing applications are produced under IS09001 certified GMP guidelines. These products... Read more
Automated Hemostasis System
Stago announces its Max Generation3 family of coagulation analyzers, including the STA R Max3 and STA Compact Max3. The analyzers deliver a combination... Read more
Buccal Swab DNA Kit
BioEcho Life Sciences, a biotechnology company specializing in rapid and sustainable nucleic acid extraction products, announces the EchoLUTION Buccal... Read more
Next Generation Cardiac Control
Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the launch of a new cardiac control product, Cardiac Advance. Designed to monitor the precision of instrument testing for... Read more
Sample Cups for Chemistry Analyzers
Multi-purpose sample cups from Cardinal Health are designed for use on a variety of analyzers in chemistry laboratories. The sample cups are made to exact... Read more
Web Portal Now Supports Insurance Eligibility
TestDirectly, LigoLab Information Systems’ web portal, now supports insurance discovery and insurance eligibility checks. This newly added auto-check... Read more
Controlled Temperature Rooms
Norlake Scientific’s Mini Room controlled temperature rooms provide a stable environment that is easy to install and, depending on size, can be assembled... Read more
Ductless Hoods
CleanAire II Ductless Hoods are designed to meet DH I requirements as defined by SEFA 9. The hood’s superstructure is constructed of chemical and... Read more

July 2023

Refrigeration Manufacturer Acquisition
Helmer Scientific has been acquired by Trane Technologies, a move that aims to broaden Trane’s capabilities in precision temperature control and... Read more
Immunoassay Analyzer
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics announces the DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer, which can run up to 215 tests per hour per square meter. The analyzer’s... Read more
Automated Specimen Collection
ProTube from Inpeco is a compact automation and traceability solution designed to mitigate pre-pre-analytical errors. With an intuitive user interface,... Read more
POC Respiratory Panel
bioMérieux offers the multiplex PCR-based BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Respiratory Panel Mini. The new panel is designed to deliver speed and accuracy, detecting... Read more
Laboratory Furniture
Erlab has been providing exposure control solutions to protect lab workers for over 50 years. Its products are designed with the safety of the breathing... Read more
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer
PHC Corporation of North America announces that the PHCbi brand VIP ECO SMART ultra-low temperature freezer has been awarded the Outstanding New Product... Read more
Lab Staffing System
Workforce Optimization from hc1 aims to ease the burden of understaffing in the lab. The solution is designed to identify problems and project future demands... Read more

June 2023

Ketosis Test
The β-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) test from Cardinal Health is an FDA-approved method for early detection of clinically significant ketosis. The test is... Read more
Continuing Education
ARUP’s Institute for Learning (IFL) team offers quality, no-cost training materials for medical laboratory scientists (MLSs) and physicians, all... Read more
Real-Time PCR System
Bio-Rad Laboratories announces the CFX Opus Deepwell Dx Real-Time PCR System, a real-time PCR system listed with the US FDA for in vitro diagnostic (IVD)... Read more
Refrigerators and Freezers
Corepoint Scientific (formerly Norlake) offers a variety of laboratory cold storage and testing cabinets for clinical laboratory applications. Corepoint... Read more
Temperature Controlled Orbital Shaker
The Solaris Benchtop Temperature Controlled Orbital Shakers from Thermo Fisher Scientific combine a new ergonomic design with a small footprint for both... Read more
Wireless Temperature Monitoring
Rees Scientific introduces its 5G WiFi system, designed to offer reliability and flexibility, as it aims to streamline the installation process and function... Read more
Molecular Diagnostics System Testing
The Roche cobas 5800 system is designed to help laboratories balance productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness with fully automated and standardized... Read more
Refrigeration Line
Accucold offers a large selection of cold storage certified to the NSF/ANSI 456 Vaccine Storage Standard. The units are purpose-built to meet the demanding... Read more
Cell Isolation Instruments for TB Detection
The US FDA has approved the use of two additional cell isolation instruments with PerkinElmer’s T-Cell Select reagent kit (distributed by Oxford... Read more
Digital Pathology Platform
Diagnexia’s digital pathology platform connects subspecialists to challenging cases to enable faster and more accurate diagnosis. Using this technology,... Read more
Fluorescence llumination Microscope
Motic Scientific’s PA53 FS6 is a modular, upright microscope that offers an ergonomic, reflected fluorescence illumination system with a high-powered... Read more

May 2023

Automated Laboratory Monitoring System
Monnit Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions for Laboratories help labs monitor and regulate temperatures remotely, securely, and automatically, around the... Read more
Incubators
Boekel Scientific’s new line of forced air incubators are made for microbiological testing and other general laboratory incubation needs. All units... Read more
Sink Splash Guard
The one-piece HCL Sink Splash Guard from Health Care Logistics is designed to satisfy The Joint Commission’s requirement for splash guards in areas... Read more
Next-Generation Sequencing
Tecan has partnered with Singular Genomics to use the turnkey MagicPrep next-generation sequencing (NGS) system to create sequencing-ready libraries for... Read more
Pathology Reporting System
As of January 1, 2023, compliance requirements spearheaded by the American College of Surgeons Cancer Surgical Standards Program (CSSP) require phased-in... Read more
Animal-Free Enzymes
Worthington is an ISO9001 certified primary producer of purified enzymes, proteins, and nucleic acids for medical lab research, regenerative medicine,... Read more
Specimen Collection Kits
Cardinal Health’s custom specimen collection kits offer a combination of products, packaging, instructions, and compliant labeling. Designed for... Read more
Handheld Indicator for Data Logging
Vaisala presents its new portable Indigo80 Handheld Indicator, which is optimized for measurement in incubators, laboratories, cleanrooms, and life science... Read more
Quality Control Workbook Series
Bio-Rad Laboratories launches the first workbook in a series that offers PACE credits. As a digitally interactive series, it is designed to enable laboratory... Read more
Fentanyl Urine Test
Carolina Liquid Chemistries introduces the Fentanyl Urine Detection Test on the RYAN immunofluorescent analyzer. This FDA cleared and CLIA categorized,... Read more
Hematology Analyzer
The CellaVision DC-1 is designed to automate and simplify the process of performing blood cell differentials in low-volume laboratories. The system leverages... Read more
qPCR Portfolio
LuminUltra introduces the GeneCount qPCR portfolio—a complete, scalable, simplified qPCR workflow including the equipment and consumables necessary... Read more
Microplate Reader
PerkinElmer’s EnVision Nexus multimode microplate reader represents the next iteration of its Envision technology for precision detection and analysis... Read more
Temperature Sensors
Sensaphone provides NIST traceable calibration temperature sensors to help facilities responsible for storing medical specimens, reagents, vaccines, and... Read more
Hemostasis Systems Partnership
Siemens Healthineers has signed a global OEM agreement on hemostasis products with Sysmex Corporation under which each company will supply the other with... Read more

April 2023

PT/INR Monitoring System
The Coag-Sense PT/INR Monitoring System takes measurements of patient samples using patented direct clot technology without the need for algorithms or... Read more
NGS Workstation
PerkinElmer announces its Zephyr G3 NGS iQ workstation, a compact, fully integrated benchtop system that enables the automated construction of up to 96... Read more
Updated Revenue Cycle Management Platform
The XIFIN RPM 15 is the latest version of XIFIN’s revenue cycle management platform, offering improved visibility, transparency, and financial and... Read more
Infectious Disease Panels
Thermo Fisher announces the recent launch of the TrueMark Infectious Disease Research Panels, which are designed to enable rapid and accurate detection... Read more
CT/NG Positive and STI Negative Run Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories launches two Exact Diagnostics branded products: The CT/NG Positive Run Control is intended to be used with Chlamydia trachomatis... Read more
Pneumatic Tube Technology
TransLogic, a Swisslog Healthcare company, announces its transport automation systems, which feature a comprehensive design to help assist in modernizing... Read more
UniFlow Laboratory Fume Hoods
The low-flow and high-performance UniFlow Laboratory Fume Hoods from Hemco feature an all-composite resin construction that is chemical resistant, flame... Read more
Wireless Temperature Monitoring
Rees Scientific introduces its 5G Wi-Fi system, designed to offer reliability and flexibility, as it aims to streamline the installation process and function... Read more
Quality Management Software
The Omni-Assistant quality management software (QMS) v12.23.x from Omnitech Health is now available. The latest version of this software has been updated... Read more
Laboratory Automation System
Inpeco’s FlexLab is an open automation system offering more than 50 analyzer connections for 11 clinical specialties, enabling laboratories to connect... Read more
Histology Wax Dispenser
The Boekel Scientific Large Wax Dispenser, the latest addition to Boekel’s histology portfolio, features a reservoir that holds up to 28 liters of... Read more

March 2023

Host Immune Response Diagnostic Test
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and MeMed jointly offer the MeMed BV test, a host immune response diagnostic test that is able to distinguish between bacterial... Read more
Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Center
A new initiative by bioMérieux has been launched to manage antimicrobial resistance and improve antimicrobial stewardship efforts. A health system... Read more
Colon Cancer Detection
The Multimodal Epigenetic Sequencing Assay (MESA) from Helio Genomics has been evaluated to find that combining cell-free DNA (cfDNA) methylation features... Read more
Incubators
Memmert CO2 incubators from Hettich Instruments help protect cultures by reaching setpoint temperatures quickly without overshoots. These systems minimize... Read more
Temperature Monitoring System
The TR7A Series, introduced by T&D Corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic to help monitor vaccine storage and transportation, was developed to maintain... Read more
Quality Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories partners with Beckman Coulter to offer InteliQ controls, a range of bar coded, load-and-go quality controls (QCs) in a tube configuration,... Read more
High-resolution Holotomography Microscope
The holotomography (HT) platform HT-X1 from Tomocube uses a conventional single-beam LED instead of a laser light source to illuminate samples. Using various... Read more
Ready-to-Use Viral Vector Assays
PerkinElmer launches ready-to-use, Adeno-associated Virus Vectors (AAV) detection kits to support gene therapies for a variety of serious diseases. The... Read more
NGS Analysis
QIAGEN Digital Insights (QDI), the bioinformatics arm of QIAGEN, announces the CLC Genomics Workbench Premium, which can help remove the data-analysis... Read more
Reference Materials for Calibration Verification Testing of Cholesterol Assays
Verichem Laboratories offers an series of ready-to-use, liquid stable clinical reference materials for total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL),... Read more
IHC Slide Staining
Roche Diagnostics announces the launch of the BenchMark ULTRA PLUS, which offers a fully automated workflow for immuno histochemistry (IHC) and in situ... Read more

January 2023

Assay Kit for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
PerkinElmer announces that the US FDA has authorized the marketing of its EONIS SCID-SMA assay kit for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use by certified laboratories... Read more
Comprehensive Genomic Profiling
To support the laboratory need for fast, comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP), Thermo Fisher introduces additions to its next generation sequencing line.... Read more
COVID-19 Home Testing Kit
The US FDA has issued an expanded EUA for the Rheonix COVID-19 MDx Assay to include home collection using the Rheonix COVID-19 PCR Test Saliva Home Collection... Read more
Chemistry Analyzer
The BS-480 chemistry analyzer from Mindray is an FDA-cleared, mid- to high-volume chemistry platform with a conventional software design and an easy-to-navigate... Read more
Point-of-Care Antigen Test
Used at the point of care, the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test verifies COVID-19 infection in minutes so that a patient can rapidly begin treatment and take... Read more
Multi-Level Clinical Reference Materials
Verichem Laboratories announces the availability of ready-to-use, multi-level, clinical reference materials intended for use with toxicology assays on... Read more
SARS-CoV-2, Flu, RSV Positive Run Control
The Exact Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2, Flu, RSV Positive Run Control from Bio-Rad allows laboratories to evaluate day-to-day and lot-to-lot variation of their... Read more
Laboratory Information Systems Acquisition
CompuGroup Medical US (CGM) announces its acquisition of Medicus Laboratory Information Systems (Medicus) from Diagnostic Systems Consulting. Medicus has... Read more
Stackable CO2 Incubator
The PHCbi brand MCO-50M-PA Cell-IQ stackable CO2 incubator (1.8 cu ft) offers accurate control of CO2, O2, humidity, and temperature for optimal culturing... Read more
Animal-Free Enzymes
Worthington is a primary producer of ISO9001-certified purified enzymes, proteins, and nucleic acids for diagnostic applications, medical lab research,... Read more

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