Biocrates Life Sciences AG. (5/16/11). "Press Release: Setting New Standards in Steroid Hormone Analysis. SteroIDQ Kit by Biocrates Life Sciences AG". Innsbruck.

	Organisation	Biocrates Life Sciences AG
	Product	SteroIDQ™ Kit
	Product 2	LC/MS/MS system
	Person	Gruber, Alexandra C. (Biocrates 201105)

Austrian BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, a prime developer of metabolite biomarkers, announces the launch of its first CE-marked in vitro diagnostic SteroIDQ®. SteroIDQ® Kit allows for the simultaneous analysis of a panel of 16 steroid hormones using tandem mass spectrometry—all from a single blood sample.

BIOCRATES Life Sciences has just launched its first CE-marked in vitro diagnostic (IVD): SteroIDQ®. The SteroIDQ® Kit enables the most comprehensive simultaneous analysis of a steroid panel using tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) currently commercially available, covering the broadest range of potential endocrinological indications from a single blood sample.

Steroid hormones—messengers of life

Steroid hormones are essential to a multitude of physiological processes. Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, play an important role in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone, control the water and mineral household; androgens such as testosterone and estrogens, such as estradiol, regulate reproductive processes and are responsible for the shaping of secondary sexual characteristics. Derangements in any of the pathways controlling the steroid metabolism can have serious health consequences, which, due to their complexity and heterogeneity, may be difficult to diagnose. A comprehensive steroid hormone profile can help establish an accurate and fast diagnosis or differential diagnosis respectively, and initiate tailored and timely treatment.

SteroIDQ® - the “Ready-to-use” innovation

The SteroIDQ® Kit by Biocrates offers a unique experience in standardized steroid hormone analysis by simultaneously quantifying (‘multiplexing’) 16 different steroid hormones from only one blood sample. Analysis is based on tandem mass spectrometry, which meets the most stringent quality control criteria for routine diagnostics and ensures extraordinary analytical sensitivity and selectivity. This state-of-the-art technology, together with the test’s tightly quality-controlled workflow, guarantee superior accuracy and excellent precision for robust results. SteroIDQ® is a ready-to-use, standardized, fully validated, and CE-marked in vitro diagnostic for LC-MS/MS instruments with flexible sample batches, ranging from 20 to 80 samples per run.

About BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG

BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, founded in Innsbruck in 2002, is a leading biotechnology company focused on metabolomic biomarker discovery and development of in vitro diagnostics for early disease detection and progression in areas such as endocrinology, diabetes, nephrology, and oncology. Biocrates believes that, in the near future, mass spectrometry (MS) - due to its high quality performance - will play an increasingly important role in laboratory medicine. Biocrates considers itself to be in a unique position of becoming the leading provider of MS-based standardized IVDs with unprecedented accuracy, precision and multiplexing potential which will help to revolutionize the way
personalized medicine is applied in practice.

For questions:

BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG
Alexandra C. Gruber PhD, MBA, MMFin
Innrain 66/2
6020 Innsbruck, Austria
phone: +43.512.579 823 4222
fax: +43.512.579 823-4270
e-mail: alexandra.gruber@biocrates.com
www.biocrates.com

Record changed: 2011-11-25

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Biocrates Life Sciences AG. (5/16/11). "Press Release: Setting New Standards in Steroid Hormone Analysis. SteroIDQ Kit by Biocrates Life Sciences AG". Innsbruck.

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