Briefs: Abbott gets FDA's supplemental OK

Abbott gets FDA's supplemental OK

LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott Laboratories said Thursday it has received a supplemental pre-market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its RealTime HIV-1 viral load test. This allows Abbott to market a number of enhancements to the test, including a new design feature that will give laboratories the flexibility to perform HIV-1 viral load tests with smaller amounts of blood plasma. Abbott markets the m2000 system and other tests as part of an alliance with Celera.

Motorola provides technology to HBO

SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. Thursday said it will implement a 26-channel, high-definition encoding system for Home Box Office. The system compresses, encrypts, modulates and receives the HD signals within a single integrated transmission system to allow HBO to expand its HD offerings to subscribers. Motorola is integrating technologies to deliver high-bandwidth HD channels through increased capacity.