IgE testing

Agilent Technologies has released the Hycor Ultra-Sensitive EIA System for allergen-specific IgE. The system is FDA-cleared for quantitative determination of specific IgE.

Using an assay design, the system provides quantitative specific IgE detection with testing capacity sized for moderate- to higher-volume labs. Based on proven technology, the system combines quantitative accuracy, precision and sensitivity with fully automated robotics to deliver performance and productivity, and has been designed to offer laboratories an overall cost-per-test advantage over alternative methods.

The system combines the precision and accuracy of fully automated robotic reagent dispensing with a newly formulated high-sensitivity assay design resulting in good test performance. A complete menu of clinically important allergens is available with the system and it is QSR, ISO 13485, ISO 9001 and CLSI compliant.

The Hycor Ultra-Sensitive EIA System expands Hycor’s portfolio of solutions for allergy testing that already includes the Hytec 288 Plus. The Hytec 288 Plus is a fully automated immunoassay system for the performance of allergy and autoimmune antibody testing, and for user-defined ELISA commercial or laboratory developed assays.

The Ultra-Sensitive EIA System is available globally and the menu of assays used with the Hytec 288 system is compatible with the new system.