IVD Technology

November/December 2000
Selected Contents

EDITOR'S PAGE:
Riding a new wave to growth.
Steve Halasey

NEWS:

• Grassroots Web group challenging lateral-flow patents
• FDA genetic testing panel created
• DCLD restructuring

COMMENTARY:

Gene patenting: A threat to the development of molecular diagnostics?
by Lila Feisee

Molecular diagnostics: The challenge for the future
by Richard S. Schifreen

To attain profitability, companies whose business plans call for a foray into the realm of molecular diagnostics should be prepared for a long stay.

Automating nucleic acid amplification tests
by Craig Hill

Although most nucleic acid amplification tests have generally had a history of excellent performance, they have not had widespread acceptance in clinical laboratories. Automation may help to make these tests more widely accepted.

Microfluidics-based lab-on-a-chip systems
by Bernard Weigl

A small-scale separation and detection technology that puts a diagnostic laboratory on a card holds promise for point-of-care applications.