Adalimumab monitoring improves therapy success
The drug adalimumab is used very successfully in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. Yet in some patients, the efficacy of this drug decreases over time. We explain why this is so and [...]
World IBD Day: Five myths about inflammatory bowel diseases
May is completely characterized by intestinal health: first Digestive Disease Week, now World IBD Day. The aim of the IBD action day is to raise awareness about inflammatory bowel diseases [...]
Therapeutic drug monitoring: Greater efficiency through quick tests
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is used to measure the concentration of an active ingredient in the patient’s blood. Using this information, physicians can adjust the dose individually to the [...]
Tick season is here: Diagnosis of TBE/FSME made easy
Tick season has started and the risk of dangerous infections with TBE/FSME is increasing. In the event of a suspected infection and to clarify immunization, antibody detection is the method of choice.
Colon cancer awareness month: Early detection can save lives
As every year, March is officially “Colon Cancer Awareness Month”. A great opportunity to highlight the importance of screening. Nowadays, modern tests have made the early detection of [...]
Better therapy, lower costs: Optimizing the treatment of IBD
So-called TNFα blockers are commonly used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Therapeutic drug monitoring improves the effect of [...]
Helicobacter pylori & its resistance against clarithromycin – detect it simultaneously!
RIDA®GENE Helicobacter pylori is a sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay. It simultaneously detects and differentiates Helicobacter pylori and its resistance to clarithromycin in human [...]
Detection of legionella with RIDASCREEN® Legionella
The new assay RIDASCREEN ® Legionella of R-Biopharm closes the gap in test portfolio for the detection of life-threatening infectious diseases.
RIDA qLine® Allergy quality assessment: Register now!
R-Biopharm starts RIDA qLine® Allergy External Quality Assessment. This new tool will help to ensure the quality of the testing procedures in laboratories using RIDA qLine® Allergy and the [...]
Safe into the upcoming influenza season with RIDA®GENE real-time PCR assays
The RIDA®GENE real-time PCR assays (RIDA®GENE Flu, RIDA®GENE Flu LC2.0, RIDA®GENE Flu & RSV) successfully detected the suggested vaccination strains for influenca of the 2015/2016 season.