Response Biomedical, Roche Collaborate for Cardiac Tests

Roche Diagnostics and Response Biomedical have formed a partnership that will allow Roche to market the first line of cardiovascular tests for Response Biomedical's new point-of-care platform.

The system uses whole blood and can perform 18-36 tests per hour. Up to six tests of one type or a mixture of tests may be run simultaneously with results appearing in as little as 15 minutes, according to Roche.

The companies expect to launch the product line next year.