MYCOPLASMA DIAGNOSTICS MARKET ANALYSIS

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Key Development

• In May 2019, QIAGEN, launched QIAstat-Dx syndromic testing after receiving 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel for simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of multiple respiratory viral and bacterial pathogens.
• In July 2018, ATCC, launched its new PCR-based service to detect mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures. This growing service portfolio is part of a larger effort by ATCC to support the authentication of cell lines used in basic and translational research and complements the STR Profiling Service.
• In 2018, Konica Minolta, Inc., launched Konica Minolta Precision Medicine Japan, Inc., is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta with responsibility for marketing high-end precision medicine tools and diagnostic services in Japan. Precision medicine is medical care that uses genetic and molecular profiling to optimize treatment for specific groups of patients.
• In 2016, GENESIS, launched mycoplasma pneumonia antigen rapid diagnostic test kit, this kit detects the antigen of P1 gene of M. pneumonia from the specimen collected from the suspicious patients infected by M. pneumonia.
• In 2015, Merck acquired Sigma-Aldrich Co., one of the global leaders in life science sector to expand its product offering and through this acquisition company offers product into mycoplasma diagnostics device market