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Daily News Watch
Below is a yearly listing of archived Daily News Watch articles through 11/23/2009.
2009
November 5, 2009--Maternal Cells Found in Infants May Lead to Autoimmune Disease
November 5, 2009--Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Launches Remote Monitoring Center in Europe
November 4, 2009--ViraCor-IBT to Present at American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
October 29, 2009--AACC Announces Elections Results
October 28, 2009--JAMA Study Says LBC No More Effective than Conventional Pap
October 27, 2009--FDA Issues Another Emergency Use Authorization to Quest's Focus Diagnostics for Commercial H1N1 Flu Test
October 27, 2009--AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for 90 Minutes PNA FISH® Protocol
October 26, 2009--U.S. President Declares H1N1 Emergency
October 26, 2009--DxMA Offers $99 Introductory Membership
October 26, 2009--BD to Acquire HandyLab
October 22, 2009--ZyGEM Corp. and Phthisis Diagnostics Partner
October 20, 2009--SCC Soft Computer Receives Stimulus Funds
October 15, 2009--Luminex Launches Web Site for Physicians, Patients
October 14, 2009--Beckman Coulter: Chemistry & Automation Documents Go Paperless
October 13, 2009--Gibson Laboratories Achieves CE Mark Conformity for Tri-ValentT Swab
October 13, 2009--Biotest Wins Premier Agreements
October 13, 2009--Second Edition CLSI Laboratory Automation Document Available
October 9, 2009--Antek Names Jim Milligan Company President
October 8, 2009--Inc. Magazine Ranks Biocare Medical
October 7, 2009--Quidel Announces Development and Commercialization Agreement with BioHelix
October 6, 2009--Bio-Rad Announces Exclusive Availability of Biogazelle's Data-Analysis Software with Its Real-Time PCR
October 6, 2009--bioTheranostics Announces Commercial Agreement with Lab21
October 6, 2009--BD Gets FDA 510(k) Nod for Rapid Serum Blood Collection Tube
October 6, 2009--SCC Soft Computer Wins ASTD BEST Award
October 5, 2009--Urine Test for Bladder Cancer May Save Lives
October 5, 2009--Baptist Healthcare Goes Live with McKesson Enterprise Revenue Management Solution
October 5, 2009--SHM's Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Targets Hyperglycemia
October 5, 2009--Report Says Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Offer Prevention, Quality
October 1, 2009--Veridex CellSearch® CTC Test Wins Prix Galien Award
September 30, 2009--Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for Xpert® HemosIL® FII & FV Test
September 30, 2009--Hologic Receives CE Marking for the ThinPrep® Integrated Imager
September 28, 2009--Quidel Obtains Special 510(k) Clearance to Add H1N1 Information to Test Package
September 28, 2009-- Premier Awards OraSure Contract
September 23, 2009--Proven Diagnostics and ViraCor-IBT Ink Agreement
September 23, 2009--FDA Clears Sysmex XE-2100D Hematology Analyzer for Blood Processing Center Quality Control Release Testing
September 23, 2009--Prodesse Acquires Non-Exclusive U.S. Distribution Rights for Cepheid SmartCycler®
September 21, 2009--Former Deputy FDA Commissioner Appointed COO at Health Discovery
September 17, 2009--Study Reveals Genetic Hint for Ridding Body of Hepatitis C
September 17, 2009--Study Validates Aureon Technology to Predict Prostate Cancer Disease Progression
September 16, 2009--Pocono Medical Center and Northeast Facilities Join Forces to Reduce Specimen Mislabeling
September 15, 2009--bioMérieux Launches Campaign Against Antimicrobial Resistance
September 11, 2009--FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval for Use of HPV Vaccine in Males
September 10, 2009--Medicare May Cover HIV Screening Tests
September 9, 2009--Mobile System Manages Healthcare Worker Immunizations, Prepares Hospitals for Outbreaks
September 8, 2009--Millennium Urges Medicare to Save Reimbursement For POC Urine Drug Screen Devices
September 8, 2009--Studies Show Regular CGM Use Increases Diabetes Control for All Age Groups
September 8, 2009--Cambridge Semantics Partners With UCB Partners
September 2, 2009--Diagnostic Hybrids Kit Detects H1N1
September 1, 2009--Computational Process Focuses on Top Genetic Cancer Suspects
September 1, 2009--Beckman Coulter Donates Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests to Neighborhood Healthcare
September 1, 2009--ASI Debuts PathEx Suite at ECP
August 31, 2009--ViraCor-IBT Laboratories Launches Influenza and Respiratory Virus Testing Service
August 27, 2009--Beckman Coulter Honors St. Jude Medical Center Laboratory
August 27, 2009--Copan Announces Multimillion Expansion for U.S. Pipet Manufacturing Operations
August 27, 2009--Study Validates Aureon Technology Prediction of Prostate Cancer Progression
August 26, 2009--Biolog Announces Record Sales
August 25, 2009--Diagnostic HYBRIDS Gets FDA Marketing Nod
August 24, 2009--Banner Health Stops Rapid Swine Flu Testing
August 19, 2009--Non-Profit Association for Digital Pathology Community Launches
August 10, 2009--MPP Offers Custom Plastic Extruded Tubes
August 12, 2009--Covance Globally Delivers Innovative Technique for TK/PK Sampling
August 10, 2009--Digital Pathology System Enhances Pathology Offerings at 17 Maine Hospitals
August 10, 2009--Beckman Coulter Completes Acquisition of Olympus' Lab-Based Diagnostics Business
August 10, 2009--LabVantage® Completes Acquisition of Life Technologies' SQL*LIMS® Business
August 10, 2009--Sigma-Aldrich Acquires ChemNavigator
July 30, 2009--Sun Exposure May Trigger Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Women
July 30, 2009--BloodCenter of Wisconsin Genetic Test Identifies People at Risk for Inherited Form of Leukemia
July 24, 2009--Abbott HIV Test Demonstrates Earlier Disease Detection
July 24, 2009--Canadian Association of Pathologists Endorses CAP Cancer Protocols
July 22, 2009--Millennium Research: Lower Opiate Cutoff Levels Identify Higher Percentage of Patients Taking Illegal Drugs
July 20, 2009--Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with ICR to Create State-of-the-Art Proteomics Lab
July 17, 2009--President Nominates Former COLA Board Member for Surgeon General
July 16, 2009--AACC Announces Lab Tests Online's First Executive Editor
July 14, 2009--SCC Earns SCP Certification
July 13, 2009--Cepheid Gets FDA Nod for First On-demand Molecular Diagnostic Test
July 13, 2009--Data Innovations Acquires David G. Rhoads Associates
July 9, 2009--AbD Serotec and Spinreact Sign Supply Agreement
July 1, 2009--ViraCor Laboratories and IBT Laboratories Merge
June 30, 2009--New Appendicitis Test for Children May Reduce Unnecessary Appendectomies, Ruptures
June 26, 2009--FDA Clears New POC Allergy Test
June 23, 2009--Fluke Biomedical Launches New Web Site
June 23, 2009--HHS Announces Development Contract for New Way to Make Flu Vaccine
June 22, 2009--COLA Board Member Named AMA President-elect
June 16, 2009--BD BACTEC FX Receives 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award
June 11, 2009--Machaon Launches Same-Day Pharmacogenomic Testing Service
June 10, 2009--SCC Passes Cancer Care Ontario Vendor Certification for Pathology Synoptic Reporting
June 9, 2009--HaydonKerk To Showcase MotoDriveT and MotoRGST at Lab Expo
June 9, 2009--Luminex Launches Cystic Fibrosis Tests in Europe
June 9, 2009--Ortho Unveils Data on New In Vitro Systems
June 8, 2009--New Research Shows Soliris Significantly Reduces Hemolysis
June 5, 2009--Siemens and The Walt Disney Company Team Up
June 5, 2009--Ambry Announces Chromosomal Microarray Launch For Whole Genome Analysis
June 5, 2009--Apthera Announces Product License Agreement with Kwang Dong
June 3, 2009--BloodCenter of Wisconsin Offers New Molecular Assays
June 3, 2009--Quest Diagnostics HemoCue AB Subsidiary Adds AvieT Hemoglobin A1c
June 3, 2009--Cisbio Bioassays Receives 2009 Frost & Sullivan
June 3, 2009--Center for Phlebotomy Book is a Finalist in Ben Franklin Awards
June 3, 2009--Luminex Opens Facility in People's Republic of China
June 2, 2009--Aperio Receives Pre-focus Patent for Use in Microscope Slide Scanners
Online Resource Helps Physicians, Patients Find Latest Cancer Research
June 1--Generex Presents Positive Results of Phase 1 Prostate Cancer
May 29, 2009--Thermo Fisher Scientific Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Thermo Scientific Multiskan
May 28, 2009--SEQUENOM Selects McKesson as Partner for Billing Solutions
May 27, 2009--BloodCenter Makes Strides in Cardiovascular Disease Research with Antithrombin Cambridge II
May 25, 2009--Roche Diagnostics enters into agreement with National NDC
May 22, 2009--MicroBioLogics Receives 2009 Minnesota Governor's International Trade Award
May 21, 2009--Attorney General and HHS Secretary Announce Health Care Fraud Prevention Team
May 20, 2009--bioMérieux Presents 2009 Sonnenwirth Award to Lynne Garcia
May 20, 2009--Next Generation of Health Care Workers Train Through Simulation
May 19--Compact Nitrogen Evaporator Handles 96-Well Microtiter Plates
May 19, 2009--HIV/AIDS Research Network Recommends Abbott RealTime Viral Load
May 19--Abbott Adds Hepatitis B Test to Menu
May 18, 2009--BioFit Names Rusty Benschoter National Sales and Marketing Manager
May 14, 2009--AACC's Journal Reports New Tests for Rapid Detection of H1N1
May 14, 2009--Calgary Scientific Partners with Optimed Software to make EHR widely accessible
May 13, 2009--Thermo Fisher Scientific Sponsors Shanghai Conference on Stem Cell Research
May 13, 2009--Kevin T. Conroy, Former Third Wave CEO, Joins Prodesse Board
May 8, 2009--COLA Honors Dr. James Westgard with Perry A. Lambird Award
May 7, 2009--HIV/AIDS Research Network Recommends Abbott Real-Time Viral Load Test
May 6, 2009--Springfield Clinic Signs Agreement To Upgrade Aspyra LIS
April 30, 2009--Copan Ramps Up Kits for Nasopharyngeal Sample Collection to Detect Swine Flu Virus
April 28, 2009--CAP Confident in U.S. Laboratories' Ability to Respond to Influenza Outbreak
April 28, 2009--BioTech Medical Well-Positioned to Respond to Swine Flu Emergency
April 28, 2009--Luminex Provides Info on Sequence Analysis of Swine Flu and xTAG®
April 28, 2009--Prodesse Issues Statement on ProFlu+T and Swine Flu
April 27, 2009--Japanese Government Accelerates Hemispherx Biopharma's Ampligen® Research Programs for Influenza Protection
April 22, 2009-IMPAC Software Names 2009 Laboratory Professional of the Year
April 21, 2009--Generex Announces Agreement with Immune Tolerance Network
April 21, 2009--Renowned Human Geneticist Provides Genomics Guidance For Mitrionics' Hybrid Computing Platforms
April 17, 2009--Cresset BioMolecular Discovery Expands Sales Pipeline Potential
April 13, 2009--Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Contract with AccuPlace
April 13, 2009--AABB Program Receives ISQua Accreditation
April 8--NEJM Study: DNA Testing for HPV Reduces Deaths
April 2, 2009--Genetix Re-Launches Company Web Site in Line With New Strategy
April 1--TELCOR Partners with McKesson Provider Technologies
March 23--Olympus Announces Asset Purchase Agreement with Optical Analysis Corp.
March 23--Siemens and Sysmex Sign Five-year Contract Renewal
March 18--HoribaABX Diagnostics Transitions to Horiba Medical
March 13--AACC Announces Dr. Barbara Goldsmith as New President
March 11--Microsoft Recognizes COLA for Excellence
March 10--CSS Launches Interactive 'Green' Web Site
March 5--Geraldine Ferraro Announced as CLMA ThinkLab Opening Speaker
March 5--Thermo Fisher Scientific to Supply its Remel Microbiology Products to Amerinet
March 5--Waters Corp. and LabVantage Announce Strategic Partnership
March 5--Beckman Coulter to Acquire Lab-based Diagnostics Business From Olympus Corp.
March 5--Sysmex Launches eLearning Program
February 24--Technidata America Appoints New Director of North American Sales
February 16--Copan Announces VP of Business Development in the Pacific Rim
February 12--Veridex CellSearch Assesses CTC Number to Monitor Prostate Cancer Patients
February 11--AP Info System from Psyche Voted #1 in KLAS Awards
February 9--CellaVision to Offer Free Competency Software Licenses to North American Colleges
February 3--Glendale MRI to Upgrade Aspyra PACS and Implement RIS
February 2--Forbes Names Luminex One of 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies
January 28--OraSure Receives FDA Approval for 12-month Shelf Life for Rapid HIV Test
January 12--MicroBioLogics Acquires Gibson Laboratories
January 7--Escalon Medical Corp. Acquires Biocode Hycel
January 6--Ikonisys Announces Major Milestones for oncoFISH Cervical Test

2008
December 30-- Impac Software Receives Certification for AP Synoptic Reporting
December 18--Sunquest to Acquire Outreach Advantage Solution from PAML
December 11--Molecular Summit Will Discuss Integration of In Vivo and In Vitro Diagnostics
December 4--Aperio Introduces SecondSlide Digital Slide Sharing Network
December 2--Terumo Heart Inc. Appoints William Pinon to CEO
November 25--Satellite-based Technology Monitors HIV/AIDS Clinics in Remote Global Areas
November 25--Studies Validate Nova Biomedical's StatStrip Glucose Technology
November 21--Cambridge Consultants Announces Novel Detection Module
November 19--Study Suggests Siemens Test Helps Monitor Breast Cancer Patients' Response to Herceptin
November 17--Hologic Releases the Results of the Cervista HPV Clinical Trials
November 13--Health IT Advisory Panel Makes Recommendations to Secretary Leavitt
November 12--Cleveland Clinic Names CellSearch System Top Medical Innovation of 2009
November 10--Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Lab Equipment Validation Services
November 4--Joint Commission Lab Accreditation Will No Longer Affect Hospital Accreditation
November 3--NCCN Updates Guidelines for Colon and Rectal Cancers
November 3--Data Presented at AMP Shows Potential for Pathworks Tissue of Origin Test
October 28--Apollo PACS Appoints VP of Sales
October 28--Antek Launches Online User Forums for LabDAQ Clients
October 28--OraSure Submits OraQuick HCV Test for FDA Approval
October 27--Cooper Clinic Offers New Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Test
October 21--Eppendorf North America Offers New Repair and Calibration Service
October 21--Instrumentation Laboratory Launches Passion & Results Award
October 17--IDT To Sell ABI's Real-time PCR Probes
October 16--Biotest and GSABC Sign Multi-year Supply Agreement
October 14--Frost and Sullivan Awards bioMerieux Market Leadership Award
October 13--Allscripts and Misys Merge to Provide Software, Connectivity and Information Solutions
October 8, 2008--Nobel Prize Winners for Chemistry in 2008 Are Announced
October 8--NCCA Reaccredits AMT Certification Programs
October 8--Congress Passes Bill to Improve HIV Testing in the VA
September 29-- Rosetta Genomics Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award
September 25--bioMerieux and ProteoSys Sign Agreement to Develop Confirmatory Diagnostic for Prostate Cancer
September 24--Roche Acquires ARIUS
September 24--Luminex and BD Sign Agreement to Create Diagnostic Tests for Cancer
September 23--LabVantage Awarded GSA Schedule Contract
September 18--BioImagene Appoints New CEO
September 17--Prodesse Seeks 510(k) Clearance for Pro hMPV+ Assays
September 16--Invitrogen and Biocare Enter Distribution Agreement
September 15--Remel and MedAssets Supply Chain Systems Enter Supply Agreement
September 15--Cerus and German Red Cross to Further Development of INTERCEPT Blood System
September 5--Zebra Technologies Enhances Its PartnersFirst Channel Program
September 4, 2008--Pathwork Diagnostics Receives Additional Funding
September 4--Copan Offers Free Training Videos On Collecting Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples
September 4--BioImagene Appoints New CMO
August 28--Meta-analysis Suggests Risks Rather than Benefits for TGC
August 28--BioImagene Appoints New Chairman of the Board
August 21--POL Symposium Now Titled "An Interactive Experience in Quality"
August 21--BioImagene Raises $26 Million in Expansion Capital
August 19--Waters Corp. Recognized by Frost & Sullivan
August 18--Thermo Fisher Launches Proteomics Workflow Solutions
August 14--New York Blood Center to Use Pall Leukotrap RC System
August 12--INTERCEPT Blood System Receives CE Mark to Treat Previously Frozen Plasma
August 11--Nova Meters Now Allow Off-line Entry of Test Results
August 7--Tepnel and SoftGenetics to Offer Rapid Analytics of Congenital Disorders
August 1--Seegene and Shimadzu to Join Multi-Pathogen Tests and Platform
July 25--Goodwin Biotechnology Reports Successful Trial for Melanin-Binding Antibody
July 24--Cerus Expands INTERCEPT Distribution Network
July 21--Lakewood Pathology Associates Announces New Name
July 16--Congress Overrides President's Veto to Repeal Competitive Bidding
June 30--Sysmex America Announces 1,000th SNCS Activation
June 25--New DVD on Skin Punctures and Newborn Screens Available
June 25--StatSpin® Express 3 Centrifuge Shortens Blood Bank Sample TAT
June 19--Independent Radiant Lab Opens In NJ
June 18--Antek HealthWare Attains Microsoft Gold Partner Status
June 18--ARUP Partners with Pathology Service Associates
June 10--Cerus Announces INTERCEPT Blood System Data Support Utility in Safeguarding Blood Supply
June 10--CHEO Achieves Newborn Screening Mandate with Luminex Technology
June 5--Dawning Technologies and Medical Automation Systems to Enter Partnership
May 30--Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Service Model
May 21--FIT Testing Detects Colorectal Cancer Two Years Earlier Than Colonoscopy Alone
May 20--Novation Agrees to Group Purchasing Deal for Cepheid's GeneXpert
May 19--Leica Microsystems Acquires Coretech Holdings/McCormick Scientific
May 16--Prodesse C. diff PCR Assay Receives CE Mark in Europe
May 14--Bio-Rad Describes Application of Multiplex Fluorescent Detection to Increase Western Blot Throughput
May 13--Elite Lab Services Selects Aspyra LIS
May 13--Judge's Decision Secures Medicare Anti-Markup Rule
May 9--Diagnostic Test for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease On the Way for Late '08
May 8--Siemens and LabCorp Enter Agreement to Co-Develop Future Tests
May 7--Donal Quinn Named as New Head of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Division
May 1--Swisslog Awards Three-Year Contract to Premier Purchasing Partners
April 25--Senate Votes 95-0 to Pass Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
April 24--Robert Pruter Joins Aspyra as Senior VP, Sales and Marketing
April 23--Dynacon Inc. Delivers 100th inocuLAB Instrument
April 22--Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
April 22--IMPAC Medical Systems Announces 2008 Laboratory Professionals of the Year
April 16--CEO and Co-founder of ARUP Laboratories Announces Retirement
April 15--U.S. District Court Grants Summary for Nova Biomedical®
April 10--Novovision Marks 15 Years of Healthcare Software Support
April 7--Hawaii Pathologists' Laboratory Installs Optical Character Recognition Software
April 3--Cepheid Selected by Connecticut Hospital Association for Molecular MRSA Screening
April 2--Olympus Names Mark Gumz President and CEO
Two Hospital Systems Join Michigan Co-Tenancy Laboratory
MicroBioLogics Achieves ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation
Streck Adds Bio-Rad Instrument to A1c-Cellular® Assay
Quidel QuickVue RSV Receives CLIA Waiver
Precision Dynamics to Reward Hospitals for Patient Safety Stories
MicroBioLogics Announces Recapitalization with Granite Equity Partners
Aspyra Appoints Jim Zierick Interim CEO
Invitrogen and Genisphere Team to Offer New MicroRNA Labeling and Detection Kits
Siemens Signs Molecular Testing Product Agreement with Mayo Clinic
Genzyme Genetics Enters Agreement with DxS
NeTLIMS Selected by Quest Diagnostics for Lab Operations in India
Wyndgate Receives FDA Clearance for ElDorado Donor Blood Management Product
MicroBioLogics and NCIMB Announce Exclusive Partnership
CDC and CLMA Collaborate to Identify Best Lab Practices
Labs Are Vital Program Offers Online Scholarship Contest Via Social Networking Website Facebook
Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with Vascular Proteomics Group at King's College London
San Diego Area Labs Sue Federal Government Over Competitive Bidding
BioImagene Appoints Dr. Andrew D. Keegan to Board of Directors
Third Wave Responds to Court Ruling on Anti-Trust Claims in Digene Suit
Visionary Medical Systems Becomes Certified Software Provider for Florida SHOTS
Inova Health System Awards Contract to Sysmex for Hematology Systems
Antek HealthWare Names Jim Kasoff Company President
OraSure Names Debra Fraser-Howze VP of Government Affairs

2007
QIAGEN and Ventana Announce Settlement of Patent Dispute
ARUP Consult® Named Gold Winner of 2007 eHealthcare Leadership Awards
Nanogen Reaches Milestone in CDC Influenza Project
Clearview® COMPLETE HIV 1/2 Rapid Test Now CLIA Waived
bioMerieux Invests $10 Million in U.S. Headquarters
Veridex CellSearch Cleared for Monitoring Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Ortho-Clinical Scientists Receive R&D Awards
Advanced Instruments Acquires Mart Microbiology
Nanogen Receives Reissued Patent for Chronic CHF Diagnosis
Nanogen to Close Array Business
Premier Selects bioMérieux to Provide Automated Blood Culture and ID/AST Systems
Global Med Technologies Offers Validation Services to Blood Bank Industry
Hologic and Cytyc Complete Merger
New Technique Uses Magnetic Field to Detect Pathogens
Psyche Systems Announces Strategic Alliances to Enhance Services
Mediware to Acquire Integrated Marketing Solutions Software Company
National Lab Associations Offer Support to Labs Are Vital Initiative
MRSA Testing Becomes Law in Illinois
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Introduces Online Educational Resource
AdvanDX Secures $15 Million From International Syndicate of Investors
Dawning Technologies and Normand-Info Enter Partnership
Nanogen to Shift Focus Away from Microarray Testing
Dade Behring and Premier Sign Microbiology Products Agreement
Spectra Laboratories New Sponsor of Lab Tests Online
Cola Approved as Lab Accrediting Agency in Maryland
New Test May Diagnose Prostate Cancer Earlier, Say Johns Hopkins Researchers
Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometry Products Available Through Premier
ARTEL Extreme Pipetting Expedition to Visit Death Valley
PDI Establishes PIT Crew to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Abbott and Medica Team Up for Digital Cell Morphology System
BioImagene Announces Executive Management Appointments
AspirinWorks Test Available at LabCorp
Researchers Develop System to Reduce Defects and Improve Quality in the Lab
Alzheimer's Blood Test Granted European Patent
LifeScan Donated $20,000 to JDRF for AACC/ASCLS Benefit Walk
Beckman Coulter Establishes Second Lab with Immune Tolerance Network
Roche's Advanced HIV Test Offered at Oregon Medical Laboratories
Leica Microsystems Announces New Division
Small Labs Support Bill That Halts CMS Demonstration Project
OraSure Announces Preclinical Results for Prototype Rapid HCV Antibody Test
Quidel Announces Licenses to Molecular Technology for Influenza
Siemens to Acquire Dade Behring
VWR International to Distribute Assay Designs Products
Aureon's Systems Pathology Provides Improved Prediction of Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Ed Michael Appointed EVP, Abbott Diagnostics Division
Nanogen Gains Access to Schizophrenia Markers
Vision BioSystems Joins Leica Microsystems
Abbott and GE Call Off $8.13 Billion Deal
Luminex and Exiqon Sign Agreement for MicroRNA Products
Data Innovations Acquires P.G.P
ARTEL Announces Winners of Pipetting Olympics
Invitrogen's Technology Used to Decrease False Positives in HPV Test
Ikonisys Awarded Contract for Digital Microscopy System, Bladder Cancer Application
Court Dismisses Beckman Coulter From Digene's HPV IP Suit After Arbitration
Visionary Medical Systems Purchases Antek HealthWare
Roche Wins GPO Contract
USAID Grant Funds UC Davis Partnership to Improve TB Diagnosis in Pakistan
Company Offers Business Improvement Strategies for Clinical Labs
LabCorp Adopts Quidel Corp's QuickVue iFOB Test
QIAGEN and Digene Announce Merger
Lifescan and JDRF Walk for a Cure at AACC Annual Meeting
Hologic to Buy Cytyc
Oregon Medical Laboratories Receives HIV Research Grant
Inverness to Acquire Biosite
Pathwork Diagnostics Expands Executive Team
Ortho-Clinical Issues Voluntary, Nationwide Recall for Cardiac Marker
Sequenom and Lenetix Enter Agreement for Rhesus D Prenatal Diagnostic
Quest Diagnostics to Acquire AmeriPath Inc.
Beacon Sciences Licenses Chemistry Platform from Univ. of Texas at Austin
U. of Wisconsin Implements Clinical Lab and Data Innovations Solutions
More Beckman Coulter Products Available Through Premier Inc.
Diamics Signs Contract with Chinese Hospital Group
Beckman Coulter to Acquire Biosite Inc.
Cytyc Announces Multi-Year Contract with LabCorp for Imaging System
ASCP-BOR Awarded Accreditation by ANSI
Aspyra Enters into Reseller Agreement With Insite One Inc.
Free White Paper for Meeting Joint Commission Continuous Compliance Requirements
ASCP Announces Policy on Health Information Technology and EMRs
BD and Roche Collaborate to Advance the Study of Cell Signal Transduction
Corgenix Signs Licensing Agreement for AspirinWorks
CMS Recognizes Joint Commission Accreditation for Clinical Labs
Mindray Receives Frost & Sullivan Global Market Penetration Award
LabVantage Sapphire Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Status
XDx and University of Minnesota Establish Lupus Collaboration
ARTEL Opens Registration for 2007 Pipetting Olympics
Lurie to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Meditech to Showcase Chronic Disease Management Initiatives at HIMSS 2007
Robert Michel Comments on LIS Differences between U.S. and Europe
Roche Diagnostics Charts New Marketing Course with Roche Explorers
Sequenom Names VP of Commercial Development, Prenatal Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics Acquires HemoCue
Spectrum Lab Network Selects Thomson Healthcare
Data Confirms Accuracy of Gene Expression Test for Heart Transplant Patients
Labtronics and Symbion Partner Up to Enable LIMS Connectivity
HHS Funds Advanced Development of H5N1 Vaccines
Nationally Recognized Pathologist Joins CytoCore Medical Advisory Board
PerkinElmer Recognized at World AIDS Day Event in Nairobi
GE to Acquire Abbott In Vitro and POC Diagnostics Business
BD Completes Acquisition of TriPath Imaging
Saint-Gobain Acquires Consolidated Polymer Technologies
Schering-Plough, OraSure to Develop POCT HCV Test
DCL and Verichem Labs Enter Distribution Agreement
XDx Appoints New VP of R&D

2006
Diagnostic Hybrids and Immunicon Announce Agreement
Luminex to Acquire Tm Bioscience
CLMA and Orchard Software Secure Agreement on Headline Sponsorship of ThinkLab
BD and CLMA Pair to Offer ThinkLab '07 Scholarship
SCC Soft Computer Receives Training Grant
TREK Diagnostic Systems Becomes Part of Magellan Biosciences
Bio/Data Corp. Receives Health Canada Licences
Diagnostic HYBRIDS CEO Honored
Holy Cross Hospital Selects Aspyra Information Systems
Sentinel Principle Recognized for Genetic Biomarker Innovation
BD Biosciences Announces Immunology Grant Program Winners
CMS Prohibits Independent Labs from Billing for Technical Component
Olympus Acquires Assets of NY/NJ Scientific
Bio/Data Corp. Receives Health Canada Licences
XDx Test Indicated for Earlier Use and Prediction of Acute Cellular Rejection
HoribaABX Announces New Partnership
LifeShare Blood Centers Select Sysmex Hematology Analyzers
Cardinal Health to Acquire Care Fusion
EH&E Evaluates Web-based Health & Safety Training for Lab Applications
Article Supports Utility of Reference Ranges of Gene Expression
PerkinElmer and Ion Signature Technologies Announce Partnership
ARTEL Announces New Appointments to Support Clinical Laboratories
IBT Reference Lab Appoints New VP of Sales
ARUP and Atlas Sign Agreement for Physician Office Connectivity Services
Roche and OraSure to Develop Automated Drugs of Abuse Assays
Bayer to Develop Gastroesophageal Acid Reflux Disease Test
Millipore and JPT Enter Distribution Agreement
Aspyra LIS/RIS and Allscripts EMR Interface live at Olean Medical
Experts to Preview Validation Results for Pathwork's Oncology System
American Esoteric Laboratories Announces Acquisition
Luminex and Exiqon Announce Agreement
Sysmex Heightens Healthcare IT Strategic Focus
Benchmark Biolabs Approved for BSL-3 Activities
TriPath Imaging to Be Acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company
Luminex Corp. and Smiths Detection Receive Homeland Security Contract
Cytyc to Initiate Tender Offer to Acquire Vision Systems Limited
Research Pinpoints West Nile Virus Antibody Binding Site
ARUP Labs and SmartGene Inc. Enter Strategic Collaboration
Grifols' Diagnostic Division Launches In Vitro Diagnosis Line
Stanbio Laboratory Signs Distribution Agreement with Genesis BPS
Bio/Data Corporation Receives ISO Registration