LightDeck Diagnostics Receives $2M for Development of Respiratory Illness Inflammation Test
LightDeck Diagnostics received a $2 million contract for the development of a rapid, quantitative, multiplexed test for inflammatory markers.
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Exact Diagnostics Launches Multiplex Control for Use with Molecular Respiratory Panel Assays
Routine use of the positive run control enables laboratories to meet their individualized quality control goals, including evaluation of reagent lot changes and new shipments.
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Mologic Launches Clinical Trial to Identify Early Signs of COPD
The Headstart system is designed for home monitoring and integrates a simple, easy-to-use diagnostic with a reader and mobile phone app to capture patient-specific health data.
Roche Expands Global Access Program to Include Diagnostics for Hepatitis, Human Papillomavirus, and Tuberculosis
Access to innovative diagnostic solutions will contribute to the World Health Organization’s infectious disease elimination goals.
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FDA Clears Respiratory Panel That Can Detect More Than 20 Pathogens
The panel is the first offering in a deep and broad pipeline of assays planned for QIAstat-Dx in the United States.
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University of Manchester and Owlstone Medical Awarded £250,000 to Advance Asthma Diagnostics
The study will collect breath samples from asthmatic patients and healthy controls to analyze breath-based biomarkers.
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BD Launches Molecular Test for Tuberculosis
The BD Max MDR-TB panel has obtained the CE mark, supporting market launch in Europe.
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SenzaGen Launches First In Vitro Airway Allergy Test
The test uses genetic biomarkers to determine with high accuracy whether inhaled substances and chemicals that come into contact with the lungs are allergenic or not.
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Study Reveals Dramatic Development of Immune System after Birth
As soon as a baby is born, its immune system starts to change dramatically in response to the bacteria and viruses in its new environment. The study was made possible using new techniques of immune cell analysis.
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Hologic Panther Fusion System and Respiratory Assays Approved by Health Canada
New module expands molecular testing capabilities, increases productivity and flexibility for the laboratory.
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EliTechGroup Molecular Diagnostics Receives CE Mark for Respiratory Panel
liTechGroup Molecular Diagnostics has launched a multiplex assay, the respiratory bacterial Elite MGB panel, for the diagnosis of bacterial respiratory infections.
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Third Hologic Respiratory Assay Obtains FDA Clearance
Running on the company’s Panther Fusion system, the new assay detects adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, and rhinovirus.
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Respiratory Assay Cleared for Use on Panther Fusion System
Hologic has received premarket notification (510(k)) clearance from FDA for its Panther Fusion Flu A/B/RSV assay running on the company’s new Panther Fusion system.
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IDbyDNA, ARUP Laboratories Introduce Technology to Diagnose Respiratory Infections
ARUP Laboratories and IDbyDNA have announced the launch of Explify Respiratory, a next-generation sequencing test for respiratory infections.
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FDA Clears GenMark Instrument, Respiratory Pathogen Panel
The ePlex diagnostic platform integrates nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection into a fully automated, sample-to-answer system.
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Advancing Tuberculosis Testing
Protecting sample stability ensures the utility of the latest generation of TB tests.
Read MoreProfessional Societies Issue Guidance on Molecular Diagnostics System for Respiratory Isolation Decisions
The US National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and the Association of Public Health Laboratories have recommended the use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test to support decisionmaking on using airborne infection isolation in healthcare settings.
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Study Confirms Blood Test as Predictor of Tuberculosis Risk
The landmark NIH study represents a major advance in tuberculosis research.
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