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Omicron leaves testing labs overwhelmed, causing frustrating delays to get results

Labs are finding the increased volume of COVID tests has placed significant pressure on their efforts to curb the current surge of infections.

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COPAN Enhances AI-Based Colony Selection Software

COPAN Diagnostics' new colony selection software—PhenoMATRIX TAG—automatically chooses isolated colonies on plated media for picking.

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June 2021 Tech Guide: Immunoassay Analyzers

The Tech Guide from the June 2021 issue of Clinical Lab Products includes immunoassay analyzers from Beckman Coulter, Diazyme, Fujirebio, Grifols, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Randox, Siemens Healthineers, and more.

Diagnostic Technologies

LumiraDx COVID Antigen Test Detects the Omicron Variant

In-house wet testing with the virus demonstrated that the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test detects the Omicron variant.

Lab Automation

Rheonix Gets FDA Clearance of Automated Workstation, STI Detection Test

The FDA has granted Rheonix 510(k) clearance of its automated Encompass MDxWorkstation, along with its STI TriPlex Assay and male STI detection kit.

Covid 19

FDA Alert: Stop Using LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Tests

The FDA advised to stop using the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Antigen Test (Nasal/Saliva) and the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 IgG/IgM Antibody Test.

Lab Equipment

Olympus scanR High-Content Screening Station Improves Deep-Learning Capabilities

The latest version improves the deep-learning technology’s capabilities to reliably separate objects in biological samples using instance segmentation.

Lab Essentials

Liquid Stable, NIST-Verified Clinical Reference Materials for Lithium now Available

Verichem Laboratories now offers two, distinct multi-level test kits for the calibration or calibration verification of lithium assays.

Disease States

How the Pandemic Impacted Prostate Cancer Diagnostics

A senior medical director for Quest Diagnostics discusses how the pandemic impacted prostate cancer diagnostics and how it will impact clinical labs.

Lab Management

BD’s Smart Connected Robotics Automates Microbial Identification

BD received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the BD Kiestra IdentifA system, which automates the preparation of bacterial identification testing.