IVD Technology

September 2000
Selected Contents

EDITOR'S PAGE:
Niches in the global marketplace
Steve Halasey

COMMENTARY:
The coming of age of in vitro testing
by John Place

Regulations and Standards
by Jeffrey Gibbs
IVDs and the states: The other regulatory system.

COVER STORY
The stock market, the food chain, and the IVD industry.
by Carl McEvoy

Things are looking up for IVD companies on Wall street. Here's what two analysts think of the strengths and weaknesses of the industry's top publicly traded companies.

Homeostasis testing: Past, present, and future
by David Carville and Kirk E. Guyer

Newly developed immunoassays hold promise for overcoming the limitations inherent in traditional coagulation tests performed for cardiac patients.

Effects of adhesive migration in lateral-flow assays
by Kevin Jones and Anne K. Hopkins

Selection of an appropriate laminating adhesive can help manufacturers improve porcessing and increase the shelf-life of membrane-based diagnostics.