Bristol Zoo Gardens is a conservation and education charity founded by Henry Riley, a local physician and is the fifth oldest zoo in the world. It first opened its doors on 11th July 1836 and has since helped to save 175 species from extinction through breeding programmes and has established over 30 field conservation and…
Launched in summer 2020, the new BÜHLMANN fPELA turbidimetric immunoassay for faecal pancreatic elastase, complements the popular calprotectin fCAL turbo assay, that is widely used across the UK. Using the same CALEX faecal extraction device as the calprotectin assays and running on main-stream clinical chemistry analysers, the fPELA is set to improve workflow and turnaround…
To better support timely diagnosis, monitoring and treatment optimisation for IBD patients, the newly improved BÜHLMANN Quantum Blue® III reader and tests are the perfect in-clinic solution. Available exclusively in the UK from Alpha Laboratories Ltd., the calprotectin experts, the system offers simple, rapid lateral flow test technology, with full quantitation and LIMS data connectivity.…
Biochemical testing to support clinical decision making is essential, but certain analytes are still not routinely tested in-house. For these, patient samples are sent away to a referral laboratory for analysis or are stored and batch tested once or twice a week. This means that it can take several weeks before a result is available…
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic means many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are identified as high-risk and need to shield. Thus, any opportunities to prevent the need for them to attend hospital, by offering an alternative for monitoring, should be adopted. Mid and South Essex University Hospital Trust (MSENHSFT) has a catchment population of 1.5…
Dr. Jörg Oliver Thumfart, Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch The Medical Laboratory Center Dr. Risch is a privately owned group of routine medical laboratories with 14 competence centres across Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was founded in 1970 by Dr. Gert Risch and is managed today by his sons, Lorenz and Martin Risch. Their core laboratories have…
Weighing the sample is still considered the Gold-Standard sample extraction method for calprotectin. However, this is a time consuming and inconvenient method. Providing very high correlation to the weighing extraction method, the BÜHLMANN CALEX® Cap is a stool extraction device containing a measured amount of extraction buffer. The features of the CALEX device are unique,…
By Laura Bernstone, Principal Clinical Scientist, Clinical Biochemistry at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust “Clinical Biochemistry at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is based on two main sites. We have busy 24/7 laboratories at both Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham, which are located around 25 miles apart.…
This article from the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust discusses the recent implementation of the BÜHLMANN IBDoc® Calprotectin Home Test within their Trust. You can also read about this implementation in our latest issue of Perspective. We talked to some of the key team members about their focus on introducing new technologies to…