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CEO Corner - Thursday, June 13, 2019 iCubate is proud to be a part of ASM Microbe 2019. Many of us will be on site at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for this outstanding scientific conference. At ASM Microbe 2019, there are many ways to learn why iCubate is right for your lab. These include: 1) attend iCubate's workshop @ 1pm on Thursday, June 20th; 2) stop by booth 4241 at 1pm on Friday, June 21st to see how easy it is to use iCubate assays; 3) Wes Coleman will demonstrate operating the iCubate platform - or you can try it for yourself at 1pm on Saturday, June 22nd at booth 4241; and 4) on Sunday, June 23rd @ 1pm at booth 4241, join the discussion about the value iCubate brings to the clinical laboratory. Look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.   Carter Wells CEO, iCubate  

iCubate® and Wondfo Biotech form joint venture to provide high performance infectious disease molecular diagnostics to China

HUNTSVILLE, AL – iCubate®, Inc. and Guangzhou Wondfo Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Wondfo) formed the joint venture company, Guangzhou Wondfo iCubate Biotechnology Co., Ltd (Wondfo-iCubate Biotech). The strategic purpose of Wondfo-iCubate Biotech is to couple iCubate’s technology and portfolio of products with Wondfo’s commercial strength in multiple in vitro diagnostic areas and become a leader in China’s broad molecular diagnostics market. The joint venture will advance the commercialization, business development, research and development and production in China. “iCubate’s founder, Dr. Jian Han, and our team developed the technology and platform to dramatically improve the way people can identify and detect infectious diseases ...
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iCubate® Presents New Product Information to South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology

HUNTSVILLE, AL, March 21, 2019 – iCubate®, a provider of molecular diagnostic solutions for infectious disease detection, hosted a panel presentation at the South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology (SCACM) meeting in Sandusky, Ohio. The presentation titled, “A Clinical Perspective of the iCubate® Solution for Bloodstream Infection” was led by Paul A. Granato, PhD, DABMM, FAAM, director of microbiology at the Laboratory Alliance of Central New York in Syracuse, New York and Matthew Conover, PhD, molecular diagnostic assay developer at iCubate. Well attended by an engaged audience of clinical microbiologists from Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and ...
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Bacterial Test Well-Suited for Small, Medium Labs, Study Says

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb), June 29, 2018 – Researchers from four clinical microbiology laboratories reported this month that the iC-GPC assay developed by Huntsville, Alabama-based iCubate is an accurate and reliable tool for the detection of the five most common gram-positive bacteria responsible for bloodstream infections. Additionally, the test detects the presence of the three clinically relevant antibiotic resistance markers specific to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, they noted. The firm's assay and system may be particularly suitable for use in small and medium laboratories that don't have the sophisticated technical staff or time to devote to run more technical and more expensive assays, ...
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Following First FDA Approval for MDx Platform, iCubate Has Eye on Point-of-Care Market

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb), August 30, 2017 – Having recently secured US Food and Drug Administration approval for its molecular testing platform and first test, the iC-GPC assay for gram-positive bacteria associated with bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistance markers, iCubate is already planning its next commercial assay. The Huntsville, Alabama-based spinout of the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology plans to tailor its next bloodstream infection product to a gram-negative bacteria detection and drug resistant genes, and believes this assay will be even more extensive than the gram-positive assay. Company founder and CSO Jian Han envisions a future where point-of-care testing using their upcoming ...
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CAD Lays the Groundwork for iCubate’s DNA Testing Devices

September 24, 2018 - iCubate, according to the company’s website, is a molecular diagnostic company with a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) technology. It is also an integrated platform for infectious disease diagnostics and research applications. The iC-Cassette. (Image courtesy of iCubate.) To shed light on what this all means, and to explain how the company designed this system, we spoke to James Bullington, chief technology officer (CTO) of LSINC to learn all about it. LSINC is a product development, engineering design and consultancy firm, which has been helping to design and produce iCubate’s products since 2008. After completing ...
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“Providing Molecular Diagnostic Solutions One Cassette at a Time”

Huntsville, Ala. March 7, 2018 – iCubate®, Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostic device company, announced today that it will host a workshop presentation at the South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology meeting in French Lick, Indiana. The presentation, “Providing Molecular Diagnostic Solutions One Cassette at a Time,” will be on Thursday, March 8 at 10 am at the French Lick Resort, 8670 West State Street. Among the items discussed will be the importance of timely, accurate results when detecting bloodstream infection, clinical laboratory requirements and iCubate’s recently cleared iC-GPC Assay™. The iC-GPC Assay is used for the rapid detection of ...
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iCubate® to present FDA cleared pathogenic bacteria detection system at AMP Meeting

Huntsville, Ala. November 13, 2017 – iCubate®, Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostic device company, announced today that it will host a workshop presentation at the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The presentation will be on Wednesday, November 15 at 4 pm at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center. The presentation, titled “Clinical Application of the iCubate Gram-Positive Cocci (iC-GPC) Assay,” will feature key opinion leaders and iCubate leadership. The iC-GPC Assay™, used for the rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria associated with bloodstream infections, earned U.S. FDA clearance earlier this year. Among those participating in the workshop presentation ...
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iCubate Receives CE Mark for the iC-GPC Assay™

iCubate Receives CE Mark for the iC-GPC Assay™ for use on the iC-System™ iCubate’s platform and initial assay now available for European clinical laboratory use Huntsville, Ala. August 22, 2017 – iCubate, Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostic device company, announced today that it has received CE Mark for its iCubate platform, the iC-System™, and its first clinical assay, the iC-GPC Assay™, used for the rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria associated with bloodstream infection (BSI). The CE Mark paves the way for iCubate to begin market integration into the European Union. “Obtaining CE Mark for iCubate’s platform and initial assay achieves ...
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