LabFocus Industry News

Date	Headline
1/06/98	Sybron International Corporation Announces Acquisition of Diagnostic Testing Company
1/06/98	Biocontrol Updates Diasensor(R)1000
1/06/98	HumaScan Launches BreastAlert(TM) Differential Temperature Sensor, Product Available in Physician Offices Nationwide
1/06/98	Abgenix Begins Confirmatory Phase II Trial of ABX-CBL Antibody
1/05/98	Meridian Diagnostics Europe Receives ISO 9002 Certification
1/05/98	Abgenix Signs License Agreement With Pfizer
1/05/98	Global Med Technologies, Inc. Grants Fourth Extension of Exclusivity Agreement to Ortho Diagnostic Systems Inc.
1/05/98	Progenics Pharmaceuticals and ADARC Identify HIV Binding Site on CCR5 Co-Receptor; Results Published in the Journal of Virology
1/05/98	NIH release--ENZYME PROTECTS VIRUS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
12/24/97	Genetic "Short Circuit" Leads to Cleft Palate
12/24/97	American Red Cross and V.I. Technologies Sign Agreement to Make Virally-Inactivated Plasma Universally Available, Pending FDA Approval
12/19/97
12/19/97	ZymeTx, Inc. ZstatFlu Test Now Available Nationwide
12/19/97
12/09/97	HHS LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR CLINICIANS TREATING EXPOSURE TO BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS
11/17/97
11/14/97	HIV Persists and Can Replicate Despite Prolonged Combination Therapy
11/04/97	Anticoagulation Tests May Provide Improved Readings for Patients