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Axiom Diagnostics

Axiom Diagnostics, Inc. is a new company specializing in liquid reagents for use in testing urine samples to determine possible adulteration. The Test True™ reagents are provided with Calibrators and Controls appropriate to SAMHSA requirements and cutoffs. All assay reagents may be used with automated analyzers or as a manual method with a spectrophotometer.

Test True™ Oxidant Assay 150 mg/L (nitrite) Test True™ True Trol Adulteration Controls, are also offered to provide multi-level independent quality control values that meet SAMHSA guidelines. Test True™ Specific Gravity tri-level Controls for use with refractometers meet SAMHSA requirements and are accurate within +/- 0.0002 units. To provide confirmation data, Test True™ Oxidant I.D. Spot Tests for use in test tubes are now available for Nitrite, Chromate, Bleach, Peroxidase and Iodine.

Email axiomd@ij.net

Biochemical Diagnostics — www.biochemicaldiagnostics.com

Biochemical Diagnostics, Inc. has been manufacturing products for Forensic, Research, and Clinical Laboratories since 1981. We manufacture Detectabuse™, and Stat-Skreen™ Toxicology Urine Controls for initial screening, drug confirmation, and hand held devices. Products include controls manufactured according to SAMHSA guidelines and custom formulations. The controls, in ready-to-use liquid form, are extremely stable, and carry the CE mark.

The Multi-Prep and Detectabuse product lines of polymeric anion and cation exchange SPE columns and microplates, run by gravity flow eliminating the need for vacuum or pressure assistance.

The economical SP/E workstations include the SP/E-48 which enables up to 48 samples to be processed from extraction through dry-down in less than 45 minutes. The SP/E-144 microplate configured workstation enables up to three 48 place column stations to be processed simultaneously.

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. — www.bio-rad.com
Quality Systems Division is a leading manufacturer of clinical diagnostics products.

The Urine Toxicology family of controls includes a variety of products designed to monitor the performance of screening, semi-quantitative and confirmatory drugs-of-abuse test procedures. Our Confirmatory and Screening Urine Toxicology Controls Series contain specimen validity criteria claims for pH, specific gravity and creatinine. Liquid convenience for most products 3 year shelf life at 2–8°C Human urine based Meets SAMHSA* and other agency guidelines Spiked with purified drugs or drug metabolites * United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (formerly NIDA) These controls are featured in the Unity™ Interlaboratory Program. Participation in the Unity™ Interlaboratory Program can help improve the quality of your laboratory, and help you meet regulatory and accreditation requirements worldwide. You may also subscribe to one of our Unity™ QC Data Management Solutions designed to improve the effectiveness of your statistical process control. Ask your Bio-Rad Account Representative for more information. Discover the power of Unity™ Solutions at www.QCNet.com.

Campbell Science — www.campbellscience.com

Campbell Science manufactures an extensive line of gas chromatography derivatization reagents utilized in toxicology. Other products include cross-linking reagents, biological detergents, and other products intended for clinical diagnostics and medical research.

Cerilliant— www.cerilliant.com

Cerilliant Corporation has been providing certified reference standards to the analytical testing community for almost 30 years. We also offer more than 3,400 catalog products and a full range of custom products and services including custom organic synthesis, certified solution standards, analytical certification, custom packaging and inventory management. Each product is backed by Cerilliant’s comprehensive Certificate of Analysis which includes full details of all analyses, including, method, analysis parameters, chromatograms, and spectral data. 

Cerilliant sustains a modern, robust quality system which incorporates cGMP, GLP, and ISO requirements.  We are accredited to ISO Guide 34 and ISO/IEC 17025 and certified to ISO 9001:2000.

To search Cerilliant products: http://www.cerilliant.com/catalog/products.shtml

Over 3400 Catalog Products • Alcohol • Chemical Warfare Verification • Drugs / Metabolites / Impurities • Environmental Contaminants • Inorganics • Nitroglycerin / Explosives • Phytochemicals • Steroids

Custom Services • Synthesis • Certified Solution Standards • Analytical Certification • Packaging • Inventory Management • Worldwide Distribution

Meet our Experts. Explore our Capabilities. Search our Catalog at www.cerilliant.com or call 800 / 848-7837

Data Unlimited International, Inc. – www.duii.com

Starfruit is software, database, computer network, barcode, and label consumables and hardware supply. Starfruit tracks samples, creates chain of custody report, has at least 151 designs of batchsheets, 158 drug test names/methods, and 268 drug records. Starfruit tracks screens to record tests and quantification; tracks batchsheets to record controls, QC samples, and calibrators; tracks quantifications to record drug tests, names, methods, and units. Visit http://www.duii.com/toxicology-LIMS.htm.

FORENSIC TOXICOLOGIST CERTIFICATION BOARD, INC. — www.ftcb.org

The purpose of the Forensic Toxicologist Certification Board (the Board) is to set guidelines for the professional competence and conduct of practitioners of the science of forensic toxicology. The Board has determined minimum standards for education, training, and experience appropriate for individuals engaged in such practice and has developed a process by which they may be voluntarily evaluated and recognized as Certified Forensic Toxicologists, Certified Forensic Alcohol Toxicologists, or Certified Forensic Drug Testing Toxicologists.

The requirements in brief are: Education: A minimum of a bachelor's degree in an appropriate science with pertinent foundational course work in basic chemistry and/or acceptable related subjects. Experience: Three years experience in a forensic toxicology laboratory one of which is the year immediately prior to application. Proficiency Test Program: The applicant must demonstrate active participation in proficiency testing in the appropriate area. Knowledge Examination: The applicant must successfully complete a rigorous examination in the chosen area of forensic toxicology.

Immunalysis — www.immunalysis.com

Microgenics — www.microgenics.com

Microgenics, located in Fremont, CA is a dedicated developer, manufacturer and supplier of quality products for human health care. One resource, multiple solutions…Microgenics offers a broad menu of innovative in-vitro immunodiagnostic kits for therapeutic drug monitoring, drugs of abuse screening, including adulteration detection products, point of care products, serum toxicology and endocrine assays. We also offer calibration verification standards, controls, and data reduction services for routine quality control in clinical chemistry laboratories. CONTACT: Kathy Ruzich, Mgr., Marketing Communications, 1-800-626-0690, ext. 5157, Fax: 1510-5357, Email: kruzich@microgenics.com

Neogen Corp. — www.neogen.com

Neogen Corporation now offers over 100 ELISA test kits for the detection of drugs and/or their metabolites in a wide range of forensic matrices including human whole blood, human urine and human oral fluid. We also offer an extensive list of Ready-to-Use (RTU) ELISA test kits that include Amphetamine, Methamphetamine/MDMA, Cocaine, Opiates, PCP and THC as well as for Buprenorphine, Fentanyl, Ketamine, Meperidine, Methadone, Oxycodone, Propoxyphene, and many others. Neogen now has NEW kits for Acetaminophen, Carisoprodol, Cotinine, Buprenorphine/Norbuprenorphine and Zolpidem. Neogen’s simple assay protocols are designed for both high and low volume laboratories and can be run on a wide range of immunoassay automated instruments. We offer the DSX™ automated 4-plate and DS2™ automated 2-plate ELISA systems in addition to a complete line of microplate readers and washers. Neogen is the complete ELISA and immunoassay equipment source for your forensic drug testing needs.

Randox Laboratories Ltd – www.randox.com

Randox has been manufacturing clinical diagnostic reagents for Forensic, Research, and Clinical Laboratories since 1982.

The Randox Drugs of Abuse array (DOAI) allows the simultaneous detection of 10 drug classes in a single blood or urine sample and includes Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Benzodiazepines class, Barbiturates, Cannabinoids, Cocaine metabolite, Methadone, Opiates, Phencyclidine. The assays are performed using the evidence® or evidence investigator™ biochip array analyzers. A second Drugs of Abuse array (DOAII) is also available and includes ketamine, buprenorphine, oxycodone 1,oxycodone 2, hydromorphone, fentanyl, propoxyphene, methaqualone, LSD and MDMA.  For testing from urine the array will also include creatinine as a dilution marker.

Randox Laboratories Ltd is a global medical diagnostics company with an extensive range of products including clinical chemistry reagents, controls and analyzers, QC and QA products, revolutionary biochip array technology and Life Sciences products.

For more information on Randox and its products visit www.randox.com

RTI international - www.forensiced.org

Sciteck - www.sciteck.org

		Sciteck® has the most extensive line of SVT™ Adulteration Reagents for laboratory and On-Site testing in the industry. Anything else is just a copy. Our newest patent pending adulteration product is designed to detect “Meat Tenderizer” added to urine as an adulterant. Check out our others products at www.sciteck.org/diagnostics.html

Shimadzu Scientific — www.ssi.shimadzu.com

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is a leading manufacturer of analytical measurement and testing instrumentation for a broad range of applications in science and industry. Our range of products includes mass spectrometers (GC/MS, LC/MS, MALDI), chromatographs (HPLC/UFLC, GC), spectrophotometers (UV-VIS-NIR, FTIR, Fluorescence), atomic spectrometers (AA/ICP), balances, and more. Featuring world-class sensitivity, our newest GC/MS, the GCMS-QP2010 Plus, redefines GC/MS performance by providing precise and reliable measurement of trace-level components, highly accurate identification of target analytes, faster analysis times, and more efficient workflow.

Thermo Scientific - www.thermo.com/ms

Finnigan TSQ® QUANTUM Series - The Finnigan TSQ Quantum Series of mass spectrometers are the most advanced and powerful triple quadrupole mass spectrometers available. The Quantum Series mass spectrometers feature the patented HyperQuad™ mass analyzer technology, a rugged orthogonal source, and a completely redesigned analyzer geometry for maximum sensitivity, precision, and reliability. The Quantum Series triple quads are the only commercial triple quads available today capable of performing H-SRM. Thanks to H-SRM, co-eluters with nominal masses that vary by 0.1 amu are no longer interfering ions. For additional information visit our web site, www.thermo.com/ms, and go to mass spectrometers, TSQ QUANTUM Series.

ToxLab™ 2.0 Software - In today’s Clinical Toxicology lab, accelerated turn-around time and minimum cost per sample are vital for achieving critical productivity goals. ToxLab 2.0 is a software package specifically designed to handle the data processing needs for drugs of abuse testing, therapeutic drug monitoring, environmental toxicology, and forensic applications. Incorporating real-time unattended injection logic triggered by user defined parameters, ToxLab 2.0 eliminates unnecessary and costly re-injections. Immediately after a sample is processed, ToxLab 2.0 can determine a problem and immediately re-inject a calibrator, QC sample, or autosolvent blank to correct any issue – without operator intervention for true 24/7 productivity. For more information, visit www.thermo.com/gc

UTAK - www.utak.com

UTAK’s extensive and ever expanding product line of toxicology controls has clinical applications (e.g., therapeutic drug monitoring), in addition to forensic applications (e.g., the monitoring of drugs of abuse).  UTAK also manufactures custom toxicology controls to meet exact specifications for those laboratories with individualized needs.

UTAK products are prepared from pure human materials- whole blood, plasma, serum, and urine.  Pure chemicals, drugs, and metabolites are added to the processed human materials to achieve the target values.  UTAK also manufactures bulk quantities of serum, plasma, whole blood, and certified drug free urine.

UTAK is an ISO 9001/13485 registered company.

Venture Labs Inc - www.venturelabsinc.com

Venture Labs, Inc. is a leading edge developer and manufacturer of high sensitivity drug ELISAs. Optimized for use with blood, saliva, hair and tissue extracts, Venture Labs kits feature assay sensitivities from 25pg/mL to 2ng/mL and specificity for active drug compounds. Venture Labs also offers the unique MTA™, Multi-Test Array system, a time and labor saving format that tests multiple drugs on one microplate. This easy-to-use kit delivers results for up to 8 different drugs in a 1-hour run. Contact us at 650-362-1200 for more information.

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