Hematology

Corning and CytoSMART Announce Agreement for Cell Counting Device

March 25, 2018

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and CytoSMART Technologies BV today announced an agreement that will simplify mammalian cell counting in laboratories around the world. Cell counting is a critical step in subcultivation in the cell culture [more...]

‘Liquid Biopsy’ Promises Early Detection for Cancer

January 21, 2018

Figure 1. A new blood test looks for DNA shed by tumor cells, such as these pancreatic cancer cells. A team of researchers has taken a major step toward one of the hottest goals in cancer research: a blood test that can detect tumors [more...]

Better and Cheaper Healthcare with Dry Blood Samples

May 31, 2017

A drop of blood on filter paper for future diagnostics. (Image Credit: Johan Björkesten) Dried blood on filter paper stored for future diagnostic purposes – considerably easier than the present-day, resource-consuming method using [more...]

Theranos Names Former Abbott Diagnostics Executive Cass Grandone as Head of Product Development

May 18, 2017

Theranos today announced that a key role has been filled on the company’s executive team, with the arrival of Cass Grandone as Senior Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Grandone’s career has included R&D roles of increasing [more...]

DBS System Raises $2.5M for Micro Blood Collection Device

May 13, 2017

Microfluidic technology enabling easy blood collection by the user (Image Credit: Hemaxis) DBS System announced it closed its Series A at CHF 2.5M which included the direct investment of a Swiss pension fund. DBS System produces blood [more...]

Biosurfit 500 spinit® Instruments

April 17, 2017

Biosurfit SA (“biosurfit”), the in vitro point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics company, is pleased to announce that it has reached a significant commercial milestone, and also provides an update on recent progress. At the end of February [more...]

Fabrication of All Glass Bifurcation Microfluidic Chip for Blood Plasma Separation

April 17, 2017

Abstract An all-glass bifurcation microfluidic chip for blood plasma separation was fabricated by a cost-effective glass molding process using an amorphous carbon (AC) mold, which in turn was fabricated by the carbonization of a replicated [more...]

Researchers Make Flexible Glass for Tiny Medical Devices

April 4, 2017

A graduate student at BYU holds up a disc of microchips that have flexible glass membranes. (Image Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo) Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of [more...]

New Lab-on-a-Chip Platform Seeks to Improve Pathogen Detection

March 27, 2017

Nuclear amplification testing is commonly used for pathogen detection; however, the process is currently manually intensive and complex, and requires dedicated equipment. This prevents its use in some settings, and pathogen detection in [more...]

Biotech Firm Raises $17 Million in Financing Round

January 22, 2017

Adarza BioSystems Inc., a Henrietta-based company, has raised $17 million in its Series C financing round, officials said Friday. 3×5 RiverVest Fund II L.P. is the lead investor for the round. It is co-managed by a joint venture [more...]

Accriva Diagnostics Acquired by Werfen and Instrumentation Laboratory

January 22, 2017

Hemochron, whole blood microcoagulation system (image credit: Accriva Diagnostics ) Accriva Diagnostics, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, announced today the definitive agreement with Werfen, a privately held medical diagnostics firm [more...]

Veteran Medtech Player Seeks To Commercialize U Of M Blood ‘Washing’ Device

December 28, 2016

From Admin: Veteran Minnesota medtech consultant Brian Bischoff received a federal grant to commercialize a University of Minnesota-developed device aimed at improving how donated blood is frozen and preserved, which in turn could unlock [more...]

Circulating Cells In Cancer Patients’ Blood Not Always Cancerous

August 1, 2016

Tumor-derived endothelial clusters (Image credit:Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology) For decades, clusters of cells commonly found in the blood of cancer patients have always been regarded as cancerous cells that have broken [more...]

Illumina Forms New Company to Enable Early Cancer Detection via Blood-Based Screening

January 10, 2016

Jan. 10, 2016– Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced GRAIL, a new company formed to enable cancer screening from a simple blood test. Powered by Illumina sequencing technology, GRAIL will develop a pan-cancer screening test [more...]

Hemostasis Monitoring Microdevice Detects Deadly Blood Clots

January 10, 2016

The Wyss Institute’s novel hemostasis monitoring microdevice comprises a microfluidic device with hollow channels through which blood is flowed and a proprietary algorithm for analyzing patient-specific data to predict when blood [more...]

10 Tips that Connect Fluid Handling with IVD Technology

October 15, 2015

All image credit: Colder Product Company The in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market continues to grow at an almost breakneck pace, along with laboratory demands for increasingly complex and efficient equipment. Whether designing for [more...]