Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of the first clinically approved, highly-sensitive in-situ hybridisation (ISH) test, the VENTANA® Kappa and Lambda Dual ISH mRNA Probe Cocktail assay, in countries accepting the CE Mark. The test is designed to help pathologists differentiate a B-cell malignancy from a normal, reactive response to an infection.

First Light Diagnostics announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its SensiTox® B. anthracis Toxin Test to be marketed in the U.S.

DiaSorin said Tuesday that it has secured CE marking for an immunodiagnostic assay to aid diagnosis of severe conditions including sepsis, septic shock, kidney diseases, and lower respiratory and urinary tract infections, and the firm is launching the assay in Europe.

Virax Biolabs Group has reached an agreement for the supply of an Avian Influenza A Virus (AIV) real-time PCR test kit in the European Union (EU) region, or CE mark-accepting markets.