IVD Technology

November/December 1999
Selected Contents

EDITOR'S PAGE:

The passing of the millennium

Big business from tiny molecules
by Cliff Henke

With genomics research humming along at a rapid clip and new molecular technologies being invented monthly, the field of molecular diagnostics will soon mean big IVD business.

The genetic bases of male infertility
by Marijo Kent-First, Angela Ryan, Richard Schifreen, and Susan Frackman

A system for detecting Y-chromosome deletions offers insight into the genetic bases of male infertility.

Concurrent engineering for lateral-flow diagnostics
by Alan Weiss

By optimizing the diagnostic system rather than its components, product developers are more likely to create a robust test device that can be manufactured at lower cost.

COMMENTARY:
Opportunities for point-of-care hemostasis monitoring
by Craig M. Jackson

REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS:
A new genetics panel for FDA
by Russel K. Enns

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