Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Receives FDA Clearance for 2 New Multiplex Infectious Disease Serology Panels
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) announced the FDA clearance of two new multiplex infectious disease serology panels for use on the BioPlex 2200 system: the BioPlex ToRC IgG panel and the BioPlex HSV-1 & HSV-2 IgG panel. The BioPlex 2200 system is a fully automated, random access platform that employs multiplexing technology to analyze multiple disease markers from a single patient sample.
The ToRC IgG kit simultaneously detects IgG class antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), Rubella, and Cytomegalovirus (CMV). T. gondii, Rubella, and CMV can cause a variety of serious conditions in an unborn fetus including blindness, retardation, and death. The HSV-1 & HSV-2 IgG kit utilizes type-specific proteins to simultaneously detect and differentiate IgG class antibodies to the two most common herpes subtypes, HSV-1 and HSV-2. The ToRC IgG kit is available for sale and the HSV kit is pending launch.
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Bio-Rad) manufactures and supplies the life science research, healthcare, analytical chemistry and other markets with a range of products and systems used to separate complex chemical and biological materials and to identify, analyze and purify their components.[SM]
Related Categories
Corporate NewsFDA
Stocks Mentioned
Sign up for StreetInsider Free!
Receive full access to all new and archived articles, unlimited portfolio tracking, e-mail alerts, custom newswires and RSS feeds - and more!
