Vote for the Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2016 in the Scientists’ Choice Awards
To be in with a chance of winning a $500 Amazon voucher, cast your vote by July 26
20 Jun 2017
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead
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About The Scientists’ Choice Awards® SelectScience, the leading independent online resource for the global scientific community, began the Scientists’ Choice Awards in 2007 to enable scientists to voice their opinions on the best laboratory products.
Scientists are now being invited to vote in the Scientists’ Choice Awards® for the Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2016. The prestigious Scientists' Choice Awards celebrate the best laboratory technologies of the year, as nominated and chosen by scientists around the world.
The winning product will be recognized as having significantly contributed towards clinical laboratory efforts and improved healthcare, in 2016. To vote, and to be in with a chance of winning a $500/£400/450 € Amazon voucher, please click here.
Nominees for Best New Clinical Laboratory Product of 2016:
- Agilent Technologies CE-IVD labeled IQFISH Lung Cancer Panel*
- Alere Inc. Alere™ i RSV Rapid Molecular Test
- Beckman Coulter ClearLLab LS Lymphoid Screen Reagent
- ELITech Group Zika ELITe MGB® Kit U.S.
- Randox Laboratories Ltd. Acusera PTH Control
- Roche Cobas e 801 Module
- Thermo Fisher Samsung IB B·R·A·H·M·S PCT Assay
Vote for the winner>>
Voting closes on July 26, 2017. The winner will be announced during a special ceremony at the AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo 2017, in San Diego, USA from July 30 – Aug 3, 2017.
*IQFISH Panel for Lung Cancer by Agilent Technologies not available in the USA.
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