 Leica Microsystems to Develop an Automated HER2 FISH Test with the Leica BOND Staining Platform
22 Jun 2010 Leica Microsystems GmbH and Abbott have reached an agreement for Abbott to supply fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes that target the HER2 gene locus. The probes will be used to develop a fully automated FISH solution for HER2 testing on the Leica Microsystems’ BOND™ an automated advanced staining platform. Abbott PathVysion FISH assay is the gold standard ISH (in situ hybridization) test for diagnosing the response of patients to Herceptin. An automated version of this test to be performed on the Leica BOND™system staining platform using a standard protocol. Automation of the HER2 test on the Leica BOND™ system will enable Pathology laboratories to run this diagnostic test more efficiently. “With this new automated test we aim to provide a fast diagnostic result while maintaining the high standard associated with HER2 FIS...
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