THOROFARE, N.J., March 26, 2018  -- Akers Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKER) (AIM: AKR.L), (“Akers Bio” or the "Company"), a developer of rapid health information technologies, has entered into a three-year National Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Diagnostica Stago, Inc. (“Stago”) for the sale of the Company’s flagship rapid test for Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (“HIT”) across the US.

 

Stago is a global leader in hemostasis, with more than 20,000 instruments in use and an extensive US-based team dedicated to the sale and support of hemostasis products and equipment to hospitals across the country. Under the Agreement, Stago will be marketing and selling Akers Bio’s PIFA PLUSS PF4™ Rapid Assay, a single-use test for the detection of Platelet Factor 4 antibodies using a whole blood sample, to its broad customer base of hospital laboratories.

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018  -- Biomerica, Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRA) announced the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) approval of the EZ Detect™ colorectal screening test designed to help identify the early warning signs of colorectal cancer.

 

The EZ Detect colorectal screening test is the simplest at home test to detect fecal occult (hidden) blood, an early warning sign of colorectal cancer. The test does not require handling of stool or dietary restrictions.  The EZ Detect pad is tossed into the toilet after a bowel movement.  A change in the pad’s color to blue/green, which would appear within two minutes, indicates the presence of blood in the stool.  The pad is then simply flushed. 

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 01, 2017 -- Skyline Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:SKLN) (“Skyline” or “the Company”), producer of the FDA-approved STREAMWAY® System for automated, direct-to-drain medical fluid disposal, and Helomics Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)  have announced a strategic collaboration to use the Helomics D-CHIP™ platform to develop new approaches for personalized cancer diagnosis and care.

 

Helomics has amassed large quantities of data on patients with cancer as part of its ChemoFx® precision cancer diagnostic. This rich “big-data” repository contains the drug response profiles of over 149,000 patient tumors and their molecular, genomic, biochemical and histopathology data coupled to de-identified patient demographics. D-CHIP uses a proprietary AI-powered bioinformatics engine to uncover actionable insights from this data to aid disease diagnosis, develop new diagnostics and therapies, perform better clinical trials and inform drug repurposing programs.

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 16, 2017 -- Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXG) (“Interpace” or “the Company”), a fully integrated commercial company that provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests and pathology services for improved patient diagnosis and management, announced today that Oxford Health Plans will cover Interpace’s ThyraMIR® test for indeterminate thyroid nodules effective August 1, 2017.   Oxford Health Plans, a UnitedHealthcare company, offers health care benefits to employers and individuals primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut making it one of the largest health plans in the heavily populated tri-state Region.  Oxford's commercial insured products and services include traditional health maintenance organizations, preferred and exclusive provider organizations, point-of-service plans and consumer-driven health plans.  In addition, Oxford also offers Medicare plans and third-party administration of employer-funded benefits plans.