Category: Diagnostic Technologies

Diagnostic Technologies

MaximBio’s COVID-19 Antigen Home Test Gets Distribution Agreement

The ClearDetect COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (ClearDetect) which received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Diagnostic Technologies

BD’s New Flow Cytometry Technology Isolates Cells at High Speeds

BD's new CellView Image Technology adds fluorescence imaging and image-based decisioning to sort individual cells at high speeds.

Diagnostic Technologies

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.

Anatomic Pathology

Akoya Biosciences Launches Single-Cell Spatial Biology System

Akoya Biosciences has announced the commercial availability of the PhenoCycler-Fusion system for high-speed imaging of whole slides.

Digital Pathology

Roche Announces Release of AI-Based Digital Pathology Algorithms for Breast Cancer Patients

Roche will launch three new automated digital pathology algorithms, that will serve as important biomarkers for breast cancer patients.

Clinical Chemistry

Blood Drops May Help Detect Early-Stage Lung Cancer

A study shows proof-of-concept of using a drop of blood to reveal lung cancer, which may help diagnose early-stage lung cancer in asymptomatic patients.

Flow Cytometry

Beckman Coulter Gets IVDR Certification for Over 200 Flow Cytometry Reagents

The new European In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation is currently set to take effect in May 2022 and replaces the In Vitro Diagnostics Directive.

Hematology & Serology

Researchers Develop Blood Smear Automation Tech

The devices automate blood smears for lab technicians, which is designed to help them accurately diagnose or treat bloodborne diseases.

Immunoassay

Rapid COVID-19 Tests Highly Accurate for Children & Adolescents, Study Finds

The study research suggests that rapid antigen tests can be confidently used to screen for adolescents who are infected but not showing symptoms.

Mass Spectrometry

Colibri Automated Specimen Workup Instrument Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

The automated processor is used with mass spectrometry systems for automating rapid identification of isolated colonies grown on solid culture media.

Microbiology

COPAN Enhances AI-Based Colony Selection Software

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

Molecular Diagnostics

Biotium Launches New Extra-Sensitive RNA Prestain Loading Dye

Biotium has launched its EMBER500 RNA Prestain Loading Dye, which was designed to be much more sensitive than conventional prestaining.

Point-of-Care

Co-Diagnostics Completes Acquisition for At-Home, Point-of-Care Platform

The acquisition is expected to streamline the commercialization of the company's Eikon platform and YourTest PCR device as it nears completion.

Urinalysis & Toxicology

CRISPR Assay Could Help Diagnose Kidney Transplant Rejection

Researchers have developed a CRISPR-based assay that can sensitively and non-invasively detect a biomarker of acute kidney rejection in urine.