Can shotgun metagenomic next-generation sequencing be the next step in clinical microbiology and diagnostics?
Clinical diagnosis of microbial diseases has long been based on blood cultures and PCR, but can the sensitivity, time to result and the outcome be improved? From uncovering more of the microbiome [...]
MMDx™ – Sepsitest and MicroDx: Improve Patient Management By Identifying Rare And Fastidious Pathogens & Take Advantage of MMDx in Clinical Practice
VH Bio’s supply partner, Molzym, provides resources to help you understand the benefits of choosing the MMDx™ kit for patient management and clinical practice: How Can You Improve Patient Management by Identifying [...]
MMDx™ – Sepsitest and MicroDx: Identify Bacteria And Fungi Without Culture and Improve Patient Management With Molecular Diagnostics For Targeted Treatment
VH Bio’s supply partner, Molzym, outlines how MMDx removes limitations of culture for microbe detection and outlines how laboratories can gain confidence in the identification of pathogens in time-sensitive cases: How [...]
How Molecular Diagnostics Can Help Us Fight Against Infectious Diseases
Have you ever wondered how molecular diagnostics can help us fight against infectious diseases? Molecular diagnostics is a field of laboratory medicine that uses molecular-based techniques to investigate human, viral and microbial [...]
Sanger Sequencing in Diagnostic Labs
The sequencing of single or multiple genes is often the first step in the genetic diagnosis of a disease and informs subsequent treatment and care. The development of the Sanger sequencing method [...]
Ahead Of The (Melt) Curve: Building Resilient Labs with the QuantStudio™ Pro Series
Figure 1. QuantStudio™ 6 Pro Rapid, accurate HLA typing is essential for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) laboratories to successfully support deceased donor transplant programmes. Advancements in PCR technology have moved beyond basic [...]
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): Genetics, Diagnosis, Treatment, and the Promise of Newborn Screening
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a devastating group of autosomal recessive disorders that profoundly affects individuals and their families. Caused by deletions or mutations of the Survival Motor Neuron Gene 1 (SMN1), [...]
VH Bio becomes exclusive distribution partner for the PrimeStore® Molecular Transport Medium (MTM) in the UK and Republic of Ireland
VH Bio is pleased to announce that EKF Diagnostics have chosen us as the official and exclusive UK distributor of their molecular transport medium, PrimeStore MTM®. EKF diagnostics experienced high global demand [...]
Going Green Together: VH Bio seeks like-minded manufacturers for sustainable partnerships
We are an award-winning supply partner for the Life Sciences research and diagnostic sector, providing responsive service and support to our customers in laboratories but, at VH Bio, we believe that business [...]
Can a technological shift in clinical pathogen identification improve patient outcome?
Our bodies are equipped to fight off many pathogens that enter our blood stream. But some microorganisms can take hold when our immune defences are overwhelmed or manage to evade entirely. One [...]
Q&A with VH Bio’s new team member, Jess
We are delighted to welcome Jess Brookes, Transplant Technical Sales Specialist, to the VH Bio team! Learn about her role at VH Bio, her background and interests: Describe what your job entails. [...]
Introducing Jess Brookes, VH Bio’s new Transplant Technical Sales Specialist
The Sage Gateshead music centre, across the River Tyne from Newcastle’s quayside (taken 5th January 2023) VH Bio is pleased to introduce our new Transplant Technical Sales Specialist, Jess Brookes, who [...]
NewsAlison Wortley2025-04-15T10:47:42+00:00
