Binax , Inc.

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Medical Testing & Clinical Laboratories

Description

Binax was founded in 1986 by Roger Piasio and Myron Hamer with a vision of developing a diagnostic company that is dedicated to providing the tools for health care providers to accurately assess patients' diseases at point-of-care facilities and improve global health. With a background in industrial science at Becton Dickinson and Corning Glass Works, and prior to founding Binax, Roger Piasio was one of the co-founders of Ventrex, one of Maine's first biotechnology companies.

Products & Services

diagnostic tests, diagnostic products

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Research results from World Health Organization update understanding of influenza. Virus Weekly; 8/25/2009 ...more than 40 countries. To determine the performance of the Binax Now, BD Directigen EZ, and the Quidel QuickVue influenza rapid...the rapid test kits, suggested that both the Quidel and the Binax tests were less sensitive for the detection of swine lineage... ...more

Studies from Nagasaki University, Medical Department describe new findings in strep infection. Vaccine Weekly; 7/8/2009 ...were performed on sputum samples, and the Binax Now Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen test...respectively. We then compared the Binax Now Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen test...The sensitivities of ODK0501 and the Binax Now S. pneumoniae antigen test were 90... ...more

New findings from Statens Serum Institute in the area of legionnaire disease described.(Report) Biotech Week; 7/1/2009 ...Legionella urinary antigen EIA kits from Binax and Biotest with urine from patients with...sg 1 infection were examined using the Binax EIA and Biotest EIA kits. For both groups, the overall diagnostic sensitivity of the Binax kit was significantly better than the sensitivity... ...more