Approval of Chlamydia test for marketing and sale in Europe

Atlas Genetics Ltd, the Bath, UK based, ultra-rapid Point-Of-Care (POC) molecular diagnostics company, today announces that it has received approval to CE Mark its Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) test to be launched on the Company’s io® platform.  By meeting the requirements of the IVD Directive (98/79/EC), the CT test is now cleared for sale within the European Union.

The launch of the io® CT test signals a new era in ultra-rapid molecular diagnostics.  This is the first molecular POC test for a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) to enter the market, capable of delivering test results in just 30 minutes.  With the speed and accuracy of the io® CT product, the testing and treatment of patients within a single, brief visit to the clinic now becomes a reality.

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Object Matrix, the trusted storage partner to the media and entertainment industries, today announces that Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company with over 21 million customers, has integrated MatrixStore object storage into Avid Interplay production workflows at its headquarters in London.

Sky is Europe’s leading investor in television content, with a combined programming budget of £4.9bn, commissioning its own original programming and entering into strategic partnerships to deliver the best possible TV viewing experience for customers. With production infrastructure often used to capacity, the Sky production team looked to find a solution that could not only scale into future workflows but also take the strain off the editing storage with seamless integration into current workflows.

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