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Friday December 05 2008 | Biotechnology feed | All feeds
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Catachem Announces the Introduction of the Pre-Albumin (TBPA) In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Chemistry Reagent Kit Bridgeport,
Connecticut, USA (November 14, 2003)…. Catachem, Inc. (Catachem, Private)
today announced the addition of the Pre-Albumin (tryptophan-rich
prealbumin, thyroxine-binding prealbumin, TBPA) in
vitro diagnostic chemistry reagent kit to Catachem’s existing product line of
over 30 chemistries and more than 100 products. This
assay measures levels of Pre-Albumin in blood serum. Pre-albumin has a half-life
of only two days, which means that it breaks down quickly in the body and the
amount changes quickly. This short half-life helps doctors to get a more
immediate picture of the patient’s nutritional state. Pre-albumin is used to diagnose nutritional disorders.
Pre-albumin is most often used to help doctors diagnose protein-calorie
malnutrition. In this condition, which can affect more than 30% of hospitalized
patients, the body breaks down muscle, protein, and body fat. This type of
malnutrition can lead to complications and even death if not treated. Children
with malnutrition may fail to thrive or have stunted growth.
Benjamin
Twombly, Vice President Sales and Marketing, commented, “We seek to provide
better answers to the questions of predisposition,
predilection, diagnosis, dosage, efficacy, prognosis, and
pharmacology for the identification, treatment and monitoring of patient
health.” Luis P. Leon, President,
commented, “Recent changes in the industry have caused many professionals to
discover Catachem as the sensible solution. Catachem develops manufactures and
markets over 100 diagnostic products for both human and veterinary clinical
laboratories.” About
Catachem, Inc. Catachem
has a rich 20 year history in clinical chemistry as a manufacturer and
distributor of in-vitro chemistry products and services for human, veterinary
and environmental laboratories. Catachem chemists helped develop many of the
automated diagnostic chemistries widely in use today. Catachem created the DiscretePak™
and VetSpec™ line of reagents
for human and veterinary automated analyzers.
Catachem offers FDA approved (510K) chemistries (liquid and dry)
including enzymatic chemistries developed in conjunction with IFCC and CDC.
Catachem has more than 500 applications for all types of analyzers
including the Roche™, Hitachi™,
Olympus™, AU Series™, RA Series™, Opera™,
DAX™, Bayer™, Advia™,
Synchron™, Beckman™, Abbott™
and many other analyzers. Corporate
headquarters, research, custom formulation laboratories, and manufacturing are
located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Catachem
supplies leading laboratories and equipment manufacturers from distributors
around the world. Forward-looking
statements in this release are made pursuant to the ``safe harbor'' provision of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned
that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including,
but not limited to, the results of research and development efforts, the effect
of regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration and other
agencies, the impact of competitive products, product development
commercialization and technological difficulties, and other risks detailed in
the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Keywords:
Catachem, Reagents, In-Vitro Diagnostics, Pre-Albumin, tryptophan-rich prealbumin, thyroxine-binding prealbumin, TBPA, malnutrition For
more information contact: Benjamin
Twombly Catachem
chemistries include: 5'-Nucleotidase (5NT), Adenosine Deaminase (ADA), Alanine
Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin BCG (ALB), a-L-Fucosidase (AFU), Alkaline
Phosphatase (ALP), Ammonia (NH), Amylase (AMY), Aspartate Aminotransferase
(ALP), β-Hydroxybutyrate (BHBA), Bicarbonate (HC03), Bile Acids (BA),
Bilirubin, Direct with Blank (DBILI), Bilirubin, Total with Blank (TBILI),
Bilirubin, Total (TBILI), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Bromide (BR), CO2 [340]
(CO2), CO2 [380] (CO2), CO2 [single reagent] (CO2), Ca+++ Arsenazo [650NM]
(CA3), Chloride [340 NM] (CL), Cholesterol (CH), Creatine Kinase (CK),
Creatinine (CREAT), Fructosamine [millimole method] (FR), Fructosamine, Glycated
Serum Protein [enzymatic] (FR), Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT), Glucose
Hexokinase (GLU), Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c), High Density Lipoproteins,
Dextran Sulfate (HDL), Inorganic Phosphorus (IP), Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD),
Lipase (LIP), Lithium [enzymatic] (LI), Magnesium (MG), N-Acetyl-ß-D-glucosaminidase
(NAG), Potassium [enzymatic] (K), Plasma Free Hemoglobin (PFH), Pre-albumin (TBPA),
Sodium [enzymatic] (NA), Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH), Thiopurine
methyltransferase (TPMT), Total Bile Acids (TBA), Total Iron (TI), Total Protein
(TP), Triglycerides (TRIG), UIBC and TIBC (UIBC), Uric Acid (UA), Vitamin B6
(V6B), Multipoint Calibrator Catacal, Catatrol Level 1 Catatrol Level 2, Bile
Acids Control, Bile Acids Calibrator, BHBA Calibrator, BHBA Control Level 1,
BHBA Control Level 2; Bromide Calibrator, BR Control Level 1, BR Control Level
2; Fructosamine Calibrator, FR Control Level 1, FR Control Level 2, SDH Control
Level 1, SDH Control Level 2. Call
+1 (203) 335-9277 or Write Catachem@aol.com.
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