In Vitro Diagnostics Technology
Diagnostic R&D is Just as Valuable as Star Wars
Apr 26, 2013
No one doubts the value of precision diagnostics. This sector of device development is tailored to respond to the evolving healthcare system by emphasizing...
In Vitro Diagnostic Tests Come Out of the Lab and Into the Home
Mar 04, 2013
Over the past 50 years, a number of key in vitro diagnostic (IVD) technologies previously used only in clinical laboratories have trickled into hospital rooms...
New IVD-Reimbursement Bill Introduced on Capitol Hill
Oct 01, 2012
 A new House bill seeks to improve and update the system for reimbursing IVD manufacturers. The bill, HR 6446, known as the Improving Diagnostic...
Diagnostics: Patients Want Results Now, and Fast
Sep 19, 2012
As more advanced apps and smart technologies enter in the consumer market, patients will continue to raise their expectations of the capabilities of medical...
A Next-Generation Approach to Prenatal Testing
Sep 19, 2012
The future of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is around the corner, according to startup Natera (San Carlos, CA). The company plans on launching a test...
Saving Lives through Cutting-Edge Prenatal Testing
Sep 10, 2012
Each year in the United States, a couple of thousand babies are lost as a result of unnecessary invasive procedures. Let’s quickly go through the math...
Glucose Monitoring and the Economy: Q&A with GlySure's Chris Jones
Aug 21, 2012
Chris Jones says he was looking for a new challenge when he left the United States to become CEO of GlySure, a UK-based start-up developing a continuous blood-...
Phthisis Diagnostics' President on Translating Research into Diagnostic Products
Aug 14, 2012
Charlottesville, VA–based startup Phthisis Diagnostics began operations in 2006 with a mission to bridge the translational gap between infectious disease...
Medtech Executive Q&A: Ryan Ashton, Great Basin
Jun 22, 2012
Whether they’re modems, autos, or assays, all great products share one common characteristic, says Ryan Ashton: They make users’ lives easier. That...
Radisens: Decentralized Lab Testing Technology Built on the Convergence between Microelectronics and Medical Diagnostics
Jun 18, 2012
Radisens Diagnostics (Cork, Ireland) is developing a portable diagnostic platform that enables a physician to test chronic disease patients for an array of...