Leading health organizations launch new accreditation process for laboratories across Africa
KIGALI, Rwanda (July 27, 2009) Government health officials from 13 African countries today launched the first-ever push for accreditation of the continent's medical laboratories, starting a process that the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Government believe will be an historic step t...IDEXX Laboratories Announces Second Quarter Results
WESTBROOK, Maine, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDXX ), today reported that revenues for the second quarter of 2009 were $265.7 million compared to $280.6 million for the second quarter of 2008. Organic revenue growth, as defined below, was 5%. Earnings...IDEXX Laboratories to Release 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results
WESTBROOK, Maine, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDXX ), has scheduled the release of its 2009 second quarter financial results for Friday, July 24, at approximately 7:00 a.m. (eastern). The Company will conduct an analyst conference call beginnin...Fortune Names Mesa Laboratories as one of America's Fastest Growing Small Public Companies
LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLAB ) announced today that it has been named to the Fortune Small Business Magazine's (FSB) annual list of the 100 fastest-growing, publicly held small companies in the U.S. Every year the e...ARUP Laboratories Announces New CMO Appointment
SALT LAKE CITY, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, announced today the appointment of Sherrie L. Perkins, MD, PhD, as chief medical officer (CMO) and director of l...ARUP Laboratories Applauds FDA's Decision on the Value of KRAS-Mutation Testing in Colorectal Cancer
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories , a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to put KRAS on the label of...Creighton Medical Laboratories First to Offer New Cancer Test
OMAHA, Neb., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Creighton Medical Laboratories, based at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, announced today that it has become the first clinical laboratory worldwide to offer a new and more effective testing method for cancer. The method, called SNP arra...IBT Laboratories to Launch New Pneumococcal Antibody Avidity Test at AAAAI Meeting, Booth 729
Test builds on company's suite of tests to evaluate immune function LENEXA, Kan., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- IBT Laboratories, a leading clinical-diagnostics and biomedical-research laboratory specializing in immunology and allergy assays, will launch a new diagnostic assay designed to help phy...Cambridge Laboratories Announces Approval of Tetrabenazine in Spain
DUBLIN and NEWCASTLE, England, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Marketing Partner UCB Expects to Receive Completed Price and Reimbursement Approval for Tetrabenazine in H1 2009 - Exclusive Distribution Rights Granted in Finland (MediFront) and Taiwan (Giddi Pharma); Distribution Contra...IBT Laboratories Expands its Menu of Tests for Immune Deficiency
LENEXA, Kan., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- IBT Laboratories, a leading clinical-diagnostics and biomedical-research laboratory specializing in immunology and allergy assays, announced that it has launched two tests to evaluate the response of patients whose immune systems may be compromised due to a ...The Clinical Reference Laboratories at National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Description: The Clinical Reference Laboratories at National Jewish Medical and Research Center provide both general and specialized testing for clients throughout the world. Consisting of five diagnostic reference laboratories, they provide comprehensive, and often unique, testing in the areas of immunology an...Mobile Catheterization Laboratories Serving Hospital Networks
Description: MedCath is the largest and most experienced provider of mobile catheterization services to hospital networks in the United States. Mobile laboratories serving hospital networks are moved, usually on a daily basis, from one hospital to another in a particular hospital network or geographic area. Eac...Essilor Laboratories of America
Description: Essilor Laboratories of America is the largest, and most trusted, spectacle lens lab network in the United States of America. With in-house Crizal coating centers, Essilor offers you speed service and ensure premium quality on the best-selling anti-reflective coated lens....Classic Optical Laboratories Inc.
Description: Classic is proud to provide top-quality vision eyewear to physicians, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and numerous state and federal government programs. Classic Laboratory produces over 1500 pairs of eyeglasses per day....Millenova Immunology Laboratories
Description: Millenova Immunology Laboratories is a reference laboratory dedicated to the diagnosis of immunologic causes of reproductive failure, infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss....2009 Signature Genomic Laboratories Travel Award winner announced
Kathy M. Chun, PhD, FACMG was honored as the 2009 recipient of the Signature Genomic Laboratories Travel Award at the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) 2009 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Chun is Director, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics at the North York Ge...2008 Signature Genomic Laboratories Travel Award presented
Madhuri R. Hegde, PhD, FACMG was honored as the 2008 recipient of the Signature Genomic Laboratories Travel Award at the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) 2008 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Hegde is Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Director of...Top physics laboratories sign up to open access with PhysMath Central
PhysMath Central, the Open Access publisher for Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, today announced membership agreements with the CERN and DESY high-energy physics laboratories. Under these agreements the organizations will centrally cover article-processing charges for all research publi...New Study from Affymetrix Laboratories Points to Changing View of How Genome Works
Scientists at Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) reported today in Science magazine online that they have completed a high-resolution scan of structure and function for nearly 30 percent of the human genome sequence. In collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, the research team used high-dens...EMBO pioneers pension plan for internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers
...essions in terms of their mobility." Following completion of PhD studies, many young researchers often take up post-doctoral research positions in laboratories outside their home countries. It's not unusual for them to move two, or even three, times in the early years of their careers to benefit from exchange...Obama administration announces more than $327 million in Recovery Act funding for science research
...ory infrastructure projects. Ten of DOE's national laboratories in six states will be receiving funds, along with ...nce civilian supercomputing, in which DOE national laboratories now hold the global lead; New equipment for t...ies upgrades and new equipment at several national laboratories and universities for fusion energy research; ...ICON Central Laboratories in Singapore Moves to New Facility to Meet Growing Demand
DUBLIN, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Singapore Laboratory Testing Increases by 149% in Past Six Months ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR: ISIN: IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today...Immucor and Alverno Clinical Laboratories Sign Five-Year Automation Agreement
NORCROSS, Ga., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immucor, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUD ), a global leader in providing automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Alverno Clinical Laboratories, LLC, one of the largest...Microtest Laboratories is an Industry Leader in ICH Stability Testing
AGAWAM, Mass., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Microtest Laboratories is an industry leader in providing ICH stability testing , compliant with International Conference of Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines, to manufacturers of pharmaceuticals products. The testing is offered as part of Microtest's com...Dr. Chris Huber Joins Asymchem Laboratories Inc. as Director of Chemical Development
MORRISVILLE, N.C., May 20 /PRNewswire/ --Asymchem Laboratories, Inc., a leading research-based contract manufacturer of API's, intermediates and Drug Products to the pharmaceutical industry, with sites in the U.S. and China, is pleased to announce the recent addition of Dr. Chris Huber as Director...