Coronavirus test kit receives CE label
In February 2020, R-Biopharm was one of the first diagnostics companies worldwide to launch a test kit for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Now, the test has received the CE label and is thus [...]
Real-time PCR: RIDA®SEEK makes analyses more efficient
Real-time PCR tests offer many advantages and have become an important part of clinical diagnostics. Yet the efficiency of the tests depends also on the software. With the new, automated [...]
Influenza: well prepared for the 2019/2020 flu season
As temperatures grow colder, the risk of catching the flu virus and spreading the infection among the population rises as well. But what makes the influenza virus so dangerous? For Virus [...]
Cytomegalovirus: a latent danger
Very few know it and yet most people carry it: cytomegalovirus. While the infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy people, newborns and patients with immune deficiencies can experience [...]
Distribution of the new innovative molecular diagnostics platform Vivalytic starts
aprimeo diagnostics GmbH & Co. KG, a R-Biopharm AG company, starts distribution of the new innovative molecular diagnostics platform Vivalytic from Bosch
On the trail of rare diseases
Five percent of people in Germany suffer from a rare disease. On the occasion of Rare Disease Day, February 28th, 2019, we will take a closer look at one of them.
Back pain: Bechterew’s disease is often overlooked
An estimated 540 million people worldwide suffer from lower back pain. When the pain becomes chronic, a rheumatic illness such as Bechterew’s disease may be the cause.
Influenza: An underestimated infectious disease
The year’s wet and cold season begins in October along with the annual flu season. After an extraordinarily severe flu wave in 2017/18, experts are warning that the flu should not be [...]
More efficient and flexible: RIDA®GENE real-time PCR kits in the new format
The new generation of the RIDA®GENE multiplex real-time PCR kits offers a number of improvements—and makes molecular laboratory diagnostics even more efficient and flexible.