As the second most cause of death from an infectious agent, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem. New challenges are also posed by multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB), which are virtually untreatable.

Roche Diagnostics is pleased to announce that the Urisys 1100, in combination with Roche’s cobas® IT1000 point of care (POC) data management system, now offers advanced operator access and password protection in order to minimise risk and further enhance the security of POC urinalysis.

Roche is pleased to announce that the Accu-Chek^® Inform II blood glucose monitoring system, the world’s first connected hospital blood glucose meter with wireless capability, is now available to hospitals within the UK and Ireland.

Randox are working with the international racing laboratories to maintain the integrity of racing, to make certain animals are winning races on their own natural merits and to ensure the safety of the animals and jockeys is maintained.

Oxoid, a world leading microbiology brand, now offers the RapID™ range of microbial identification systems.  These easy-to-use kits allow the accurate identification of a comprehensive range of micro-organisms in just 4 hours, providing a faster and more convenient alternative to other commercially available methods.

Proteome Sciences Plc is pleased to announce that it has recieved ISO 9001: 2008 certification from the German Society for Certification of Management Systems for its facilities in Frankfurt, Germany. This certification covers Proteome Sciences' biomarket activities, rapid assay development, chemical and peptide synthesis and isobaric tagging development and production.