COVID-19 Testing Goes for the Gold at Tokyo Olympics
BioIQ has been approved to facilitate COVID-19 testing for athletes and staff entering Japan for the Tokyo Olympics.
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New Seegene COVID-19 Variant Test Screens 6 Virus Variants
Seegene's new COVID-19 variant diagnostic test is capable of screening newly emerging virus variants including the Delta and the Delta Plus that have become the dominant versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating around the world.
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FDA July Town Halls for COVID-19 Test Development, Validation
In July, FDA will host virtual Town Hall meetings for SARS-CoV-2 test developers to help answer technical questions about test development and validation.
Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Assay Aims to Cut Diagnosis Time
Researchers have developed a rapid COVID antibody test that provides results in only eight minutes; with a goal to reduce that to just four.
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Face Masks That Can Diagnose COVID-19
A team has integrated biosensor technology into standard face masks to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a patient’s breath within 90 minutes.
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Mucormycosis Early Detection Needed during COVID-19
Fapon Biotech is working with its academic and industry partners to help develop mucormycosis diagnostic tests.
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Lumira Test Detects Major Global COVID Variants
LumiraDx has confirmed its LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test detects SARS-CoV-2 variants including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon variants.
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U.S. Setting Up $1.7B National Network to Track Virus Variants
The United States is creating a national network to test for, identify, and track concerning COVID-19 variants, as well as other pathogens to prevent future pandemics, reports ABC News.
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Affinity Empowering Launches Operation to Increase COVID-19 Testing
Affinity Empowering, Inc., has launched Operation Expanded Testing, a program to increase COVID-19 testing capabilities throughout congregate settings including K-8 schools and correctional facilities.
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Cryptographically Verifiable COVID-19 Tests Come to LAX Airport
Verifying the legitimacy of COVID-19 tests and vaccinations is a top priority. Cerebrum’s Provenance Validator make verification possible.
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‘Overly Stringent’ Criteria Early in the Pandemic Led to Missed Diagnoses of COVID-19
Research published in the Journal of General Virology has identified missed cases of SARS-CoV-2 by retrospective testing of throat swabs.
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Roche SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Test Granted FDA EUA
Roche has announced that the U.S. FDA has granted EUA for the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System.
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COVID Rapid Test Consistently Confirms Presence of Antibodies
A U.S. clinical trial of a COVID-19 rapid test confirmed negative results were 100% (95% CI, 88.4%-100.0%).
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COVID-19 PCR Tests Can Be Freeze Dried
Researchers discovered commercially available PCR tests can withstand the freeze-drying process, making them shelf-stable for up to 30 days and 122 degrees Fahrenheit, without sacrificing sensitivity and accuracy.
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How Better Diagnostics Technology Could Thwart Tomorrow’s Pandemics
Pandemic preparedness requires long-term investments in disease surveillance, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine research.
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Why Saliva Testing Will Become the Post-COVID Norm
In a wide-ranging Q&A two industry leaders discuss how saliva testing will help society open up and what part labs will play.
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New England Biolabs Primer Monitor Tool Tracks COVID-19 Variants
New England Biolabs launched a web-based tool for monitoring the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and their potential impact on COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
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COVID-19 Testing: Saliva Can Be More Effective Than Nasopharyngeal Swabs
Researchers have found that saliva samples processed with a bead mill homogenizer before RT-PCR testing results in higher sensitivity.
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