Meridian Bioscience Inc. announced it has completed an amendment to the license agreement with Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan, for its “LAMP” (Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification) technology for the expanded areas of animal, food and water testing. The LAMP technology is a leading nucleic acid amplification method that is simple to perform, rapid, highly specific and performed at a single temperature. Unlike other amplification methods, no specialized equipment is necessary to perform the test or to determine the final result. Results are typically obtained one hour after the start of the test. The expanded license agreement allows Meridian to apply the LAMP technology for the detection of infectious agents which cause disease in animals or that are present as contaminants in food or water.