Archive for the ‘Laboratory’ Category
Total Microbiology Automation – From Dream to Reality?
About 35 years ago, at the beginning of my career as a microbiologist, I remember reading an article in a laboratory magazine that predicted culture would no longer be the primary method of identification in microbiology laboratories by 1990. As we are now well into 2013, it’s clear that this particular futuristic view was not on the mark. Any microbiologist worth their salt will tell you that while there has certainly been an expansion of molecular diagnostics, culture remains the primary method of identification in microbiology sections of hospital laboratories. Read More »
The Test of Time on the epoc! What happened?
Alere announced on February 4, 2013 the acquisition of Epocal, Inc, the culmination of a definitive agreement Alere entered into with Epocal Inc. back in 2009. Previously, in May, 2011 Alere Inc. assumed the distribution and customer support for the epoc™ system as part of the contingencies set forth by the agreement to achieve gross margin and other financial milestones on or before October 31, 2014. Read More »
Is the Hospital Laboratory Vendor Market as We Know It Disintegrating?
While the phrase might be something of an overstatement, there has definitely been a shift in the market fueled by an increasing number of molecular diagnostic acquisitions over the last seven years. In the beginning of 2006, market activity was dominated by seven major laboratory companies: Abbott, Bayer, Beckman Coulter, Dade Behring, Ortho Clinical, Olympus, and Roche. By midyear, Siemens had acquired the Diagnostics Products Corporation in July. Read More »
Quidel’s Amplivue for Faster C. diff Detection
Despite a decline in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) as reported by the Center for Disease Control, infections from the bacteria C. [...] Read More »
Celebrating National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
April 22-28 is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! MD Buyline recognizes the important role laboratory professionals play in the delivery [...] Read More »