Leica Biosystems, an operating company of Danaher, and a leader in anatomic pathology solutions advancing precision cancer diagnostics, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held StatLab Medical Products, a leading global developer and manufacturer of anatomical pathology products, from Linden Capital Partners and Audax Private Equity.
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Hantavirus infection: a look beyond that caused by the Andes strain
The recent outbreak of hantavirus infection on a Dutch cruise ship in the Atlantic has brought this group of viral pathogens into sharp focus. Here, Pathology in Practice Science Editor Brian Nation looks at a selection of recent relevant work in the scientific literature.
The power to disrupt: leaders in point-of-care diagnostics event review
The most recent in the POCT Innovators series of one-day seminar events took place recently in Birmingham. Pathology in Practice rounds up an interesting day of learning for point-of-care professionals.
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New LIAISON tuberculosis assay improves efficiency and productivity
Diasorin and QIAGEN have announced the launch of the new CE-marked LIAISON QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus II, a next-generation assay that redefines speed and throughput as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection on LIAISON analyser systems.
Menarini introduces Coyote FlashDetect PCR device range
Menarini has added Coyote FlashDetect PCR to its range of diagnostic solutions. These scalable rapid PCR devices will enable users to gain high quality results within 35 minutes.
QIAGEN unveils QIAsymphony Connect at AMP 2025
QIAGEN has launched QIAsymphony Connect, the next generation of its widely adopted automated nucleic acid purification platform, at the 2025 AMP (Association for Molecular Pathology) annual meeting.
ProtonDx's Dragonfly evaluated for identifying hidden malaria cases
A new study has shown that Dragonfly, a low-cost, rapid, molecular testing platform is successfully able to detect asymptomatic malaria infections.
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