Glow sticks – Not just for parties anymore

University of Houston researcher using popular party favor to detect biothreats for US Navy

12-Jan-2024 - Remember that party where you were swinging glow sticks above your head or wearing them as necklaces? Fun times, right? Science times, too. Turns out those fun party favors are now being used by a University of Houston researcher to identify emerging biothreats for the United States Navy. It’s ...

Beckman Coulter and Fujirebio enter into partnership

The goal is a patient-friendly, blood-based Alzheimer's disease test

22-Sep-2023 - Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and Fujirebio announced a new partnership combining their respective immunoassay strengths to support therapeutic development, clinical trials, reimbursement, and routine clinical adoption in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. The burden of disability and deaths ...

Paper-based device developed for rapid diagnosis of lung diseases

CSIC researchers have coordinated the design of an instrument that combines paper microfluidics and electrochemical transduction.

03-Aug-2023 - A device that combines microfluidics on paper, electrochemical transduction and immunoassays on magnetic nanoparticles is capable of detecting biomarkers of inflammation in sputum samples, useful for the easy and rapid diagnosis of lung diseases. The research is coordinated by the Institute of ...

Electrochemical sensor for coeliac disease promises easy diagnosis of gluten allergy

07-Mar-2013 - Researchers have developed the first example of an electrochemical immunosensor for the diagnosis of coeliac disease – a genetically determined specific immune response to the antigens present in gluten. Electrochemical immunosensors (EIs) are interesting alternatives to conventional ...

Gyros Expands Asian Distribution to Singapore

11-Jun-2012 - Gyros AB announced that Bio Laboratories Pte Ltd has become sole distributor for the company’s nanoliter-scale immunoassay platform in Singapore. “We are very pleased to expand our reach in Asia through this new partnership with Bio Laboratories, which provides a valuable addition to our recently ...

Gyros Completes Next Stage of Development Program with Expansion of Product Portfolio

05-Aug-2011 - Gyros AB announced the completion of a development program initiated to fulfill the requirements of scientists using the Company’s immunoassay platform in the biopharmaceutical industry. The development program has seen the release of a number of software modules and services to augment the ...

Stratophase Successfully Completes Bio-Detection Project

Portable optical microchip technology accurately detects Foot and Mouth Disease in laboratory tests

21-Jun-2011 - Stratophas has announced the successful completion of the Portable Direct Immunoassay Diagnosis Devices for Animals and Humans (PDIDDAH) project. Using Stratophase’s proprietary optical microchip technology, the goal of the proof-of-principle study was to assess the feasibility of using a ...