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What's New - Press ReleasesInverness Biosite Triage products - 11/26/2009Starting January 1st 2010 Inverness Medical will be selling the Inverness Biosite Triage product range..... Over the last fourteen years SOMAGEN Diagnostics has been a valued partner to Biosite„µ Inc in Canada. During this period of time SOMAGEN has fulfilled our expectations as a partner; building markets and relationships with you, our valued customer. In March 2007, Biosite was purchased by Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI) with the intent to widen their product menu and services for the purpose of providing greater value to the Biosite customers around the world. We feel it is now time to bring all of our services into the Inverness family. Making this change is hard, but we feel it is the only way IMI can meet the needs of the Canadian market. On January 1, 2010 all Biosite Triage„µ products will be serviced through Inverness Medical Canada. Inverness Medical Canada (IMC) appreciates your support of the Triage brand. We want you to know that the IMC Biosite Triage team is dedicated to working together with SOMAGEN to ensure a smooth transition. Please find below contact details to assist you in ordering your trusted Triage products. The IMC Biosite Triage team will be contacting you in December to facilitate the transition. If you have any questions regarding the transition please contact Greg Milberg at gmilberg@biosite.com or IMC Customer Service: 1-800-818-8335 (custservcanada@invmed.com).H1N1 Flu - 4/5/2009Inverness Medical Canada can provide solutions to H1N1 Flu surveillance. Products and Tests available from Inverness Medical Canada: Copan UTM Transport For safe collection, transport, maintenance and long term freeze storage of viruses. Glass beads in each tube facilitates the release and dispersion of patient sample material and virus particles from the swab during vortexing. Product #CA330C BinaxNOW Influenza A & B Test Kit This rapid, easy-to-use assay employs highly sensitive monoclonal antibodies to detect influenza type A and B nucleoprotein antigens in nasopharyngeal specimens. It detects the nucleoprotein antigen which is conserved and present in all influenza A strains, including the H1N1 strain. Product #WL416-000 (22 tests) Prodesse ProFlu+ Real-Time PCR Kit ProFlu+ uses real-time PCR technology, which is simple to use and easily integrates into existing lab workflow. The assay detects and differentiates Influenza A, Influenza B and RSV. The Influenza A components of the assay are nearly a perfect sequence match to the H1N1 strain. Product #PDH44VKOO (Must also order Control Kit- Product# PDH44VKSS) Lab901 Automated Gel Electrophoresis This compact instrument automates sample loading, separation and imaging. It can deliver fully analysed results in as little as 10 minutes. A perfect substitute for Part III of the National Microbiology Laboratory RT-PCR protocol for H1N1 Influenza. Product #LLST008 For inquiries about the above products, please call 1-800-818-8335 or your technical representative. |
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