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Beads Tailored for Results

Solid phase plastic beads for medical diagnostic tests are contract manufactured to OEM specifications with typical size range between 1/16" and 5/16" diameter.
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bioMérieux receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for its AST System VITEK® REVEAL™

bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, today announces that its VITEK® REVEAL™ AST System, reporting results directly from positive blood cultures, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance.
24-Jul-2024 12:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

bioMérieux receives U.S. FDA Special 510(k) clearance and CLIA-waiver for its BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announces that its BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special 510(k) clearance and CLIA-waiver...
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The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) supports Rep. Cassidy’s letter asking the FDA to explain how it plans to abide by the recent Supreme Court decision curtailing the power of federal agencies

On June 28, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overturned the so-called Chevron doctrine and reinforced that Congress and the courts are responsible for writing and interpreting laws, respectively, not federal agencies.
2-Jul-2024 2:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) elects new leaders to serve terms starting in August 2024

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) is pleased to announce that Paul Jannetto, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, MT(ASCP), has been elected to serve on the ADLM board of directors as president-elect starting in August 2024....
2-Jul-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) honors Representatives John Joyce, MD, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers for their commitment to ensuring that patients have access to high quality clinical tests

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) is pleased to announce that Representatives John Joyce, MD (R-Pa.), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) are the recipients of ADLM’s Outstanding Legislator Awards for the...
27-Jun-2024 1:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) survey finds that FDA’s final laboratory developed tests rule will impede the fight against the U.S.’s drug epidemic

Today, the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) released the results of a survey that ADLM conducted to determine how the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) final laboratory developed tests rule will impact...
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Minimally invasive blood collection could advance health equity for people experiencing homelessness

A new study demonstrates that minimally invasive blood collection devices could increase the participation of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in public health studies and clinical research.
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The Importance of Laboratory Developed Tests in Diagnosing COVID-19

Laboratory developed tests play a vital role in getting patients accurate diagnoses and effective care, and at no time has their importance been clearer than during the current pandemic. In this briefing, AACC’s leading experts in laboratory...
13-Oct-2020 10:45 AM EDT

New Frontiers in Genomic Engineering, Oncofertility, Public Health, and the Digital Health Revolution to Be Explored at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

At the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo—the premier global conference and exhibit for laboratory medicine—visionaries in the field will illuminate the pioneering research and technology paving the way for better clinical...
30-Jul-2017 2:00 PM EDT

Exact Replication of Cancer Studies May Speed Development of Improved Cancer Drugs

In response to rising concern that many published scientific results may be false, the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology set out to replicate findings from the 50 most cited cancer studies from 2010–2012. A perspective in AACC’s Clinical...
15-Mar-2017 12:15 PM EDT

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Adhesives Research to Present on Hydrophilic Adhesive Technologies at AACC 2016

Expert Herb Hand will be presenting on Adhesives Research's hydrophilic technologies on Tues, Aug. 2 and Wed, Aug. 3.
29-Jul-2016 1:05 PM EDT

Media Briefing and Q&A with Leading Researchers on Zika Virus and Diagnostic Testing

Leading researchers will discuss the global impact and role of diagnostic testing for the Zika virus as well as how the timing of infection affects pregnancy and newborns at a media briefing in advance of the 68th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting &...
27-Jul-2016 8:45 AM EDT

CDC Official to Advise Labs on Testing Patients for Ebola Now That First Case of Deadly Virus Has Been Confirmed in the U.S.

Now that the Ebola virus has arrived in the U.S., the ability of clinical laboratories to quickly identify patients who need treatment and require isolation will play a critical role in preventing an outbreak. To help labs prepare for this, AACC...
2-Oct-2014 10:50 AM EDT

Early Alzheimer’s Blood Test Co-Developer to Discuss How the Test Could Be the First Step in Developing Treatments to Halt or Slow Alzheimer’s at 2014 AACC Annual Meeting

In March of this year, a team of Georgetown University scientists published research showing that, for the first time ever, a blood test has the potential to predict Alzheimer’s disease before patients start showing symptoms. AACC is pleased to...
23-May-2014 9:40 AM EDT

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