As the incidence of infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1. 529) continues to rise, there is much concern about diagnostic tests ability to efficiently detect this multi-mutated form of the COVID-19 virus.
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bioMérieux molecular tests efficiently detect SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
02 December, 2021
bioMérieux launches EPISEQ® SARS-COV-2, a cloud-based software application for the epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants
28 June, 2021
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has launched EPISEQ® SARS-COV-2, a genomic software solution to support microbiology labs in identification and reporting from raw sequencing data related to SARS-CoV-2 variants.
bioMérieux announces CE-marking of the new MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification system: VITEK® MS PRIME
30 April, 2021
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has announced the CE-marking of VITEK® MS PRIME, the next generation of the VITEK® MS MALDI-TOF1 mass spectrometry system for routine microbial identification in minutes.
bioMérieux announces the CE marking of 3 dengue immunoassays on VIDAS®
07 April, 2021
bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the CE marking of its innovative and fully-automated assays to diagnose dengue infection: VIDAS® DENGUE NS1 Ag VIDAS® Anti-DENGUE IgM VIDAS® Anti-DENGUE IgG
bioMérieux announces the CE marking of TB IGRA® test on VIDAS®
24 March, 2021
Today marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day and bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the CE marking of its innovative and fully-automated test VIDAS® TB IGRA (Interferon-Gamma Release Assay) to diagnose latent TB infection.
BIOFIRE® Respiratory 2.1 (RP2.1) Panel with SARS-CoV-2 obtains De Novo FDA Authorization
18 March, 2021
Marcy l’Étoile (France) – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that BioFire Diagnostics, its subsidiary specialized in molecular syndromic infectious disease testing, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) De Novo authorization for the BIOFIRE® RP2.1 Panel.
bioMérieux announces the CE marking of NEPHROCHECK® test on VIDAS®
03 February, 2021
Marcy l’Etoile, France – February 3rd , 2021 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced the CE marking of the innovative NEPHROCHECK® assay to detect kidney stress in patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
bioMérieux announces the expansion of the CE marking of its molecular biology ARGENE® SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test to include saliva specimens.
17 November, 2020
Marcy l’Etoile, France – November 16, 2020 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has announced the expansion of its ARGENE® range for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. As a complement to nasopharyngeal swab specimens, the singleplex SARS-CoV-2 R-GENE® real-time PCR test may now be used on saliva and oropharyngeal (throat) swab specimens for the detection of the virus that causes COVID-19. This development helps optimize laboratory workflows.
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