Category: Lab Essentials

Lab Essentials

ADLM Issues Guidance on Laboratory Testing for Gender-Diverse Patients

The recommendations provide a framework for interpreting results affected by hormone therapy and improving electronic health record practices.

Lab Essentials

The Pediatric Testing Problem Labs Aren’t Measuring

Barriers to blood specimen collection in pediatric patients—especially those with sensory sensitivities—can delay diagnosis and care, according to Franchesca Kelly, PBT(ASCP), who says strategies to address access are urgently needed.

Lab Essentials

Bringing Clarity to Autoimmune and Allergy Diagnostics

As autoimmune and allergy test volumes rise, labs are prioritizing workflow standardization and structured testing pathways to ensure reliable results, according to Santhosh Nair, president of immunodiagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Biochemicals & Chemical Reagents

Biotium’s New Cell Barcoding Kit Allows Up to 15-Sample Multiplexing in a Single Flow Cytometry Tube

The ViaPlex 2-Color Cell Barcoding Kit uses two reactive fluorescent dyes to combine up to 15 distinct cell populations in one tube, reducing reagent use and run time.

Quality Systems

bioMérieux Acquires Accellix for Cell and Gene Therapy Quality Control

bioMérieux has acquired Accellix for about €35 million, adding rapid, automated flow cytometry to its pharmaceutical quality control portfolio for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

Lab Automation

What the Hemostasis Staffing Crunch Is Changing About Analyzer Selection

Staffing shortages are prompting clinical labs to prioritize automation, standardization, and preanalytical safeguards when selecting hemostasis analyzers.

Lab Equipment

Bio-Rad Launches New Line of Thermal Cyclers for PCR Applications

The PTC Harmony 96 and PTC Harmony Deepwell systems are designed to provide high-performance PCR for academic and biopharma laboratories.

Information Technology

Labcorp and Epic Expand Collaboration for Lab Test Ordering

Labcorp’s full test menu is now integrated into Epic’s Aura platform, streamlining lab test ordering and results for health systems and reducing IT complexity.

Lab Safety

Modern Lab Eyewear Efficacy Safety Comfort and Standards

Emerging hazards like aerosolized chemicals and laser equipment demand upgraded protection.

Labwear & Consumables

BD Launches Three-Tube Urine Collection Cup Kit to Reduce Contamination Risk

The three-tube system is designed to reduce contamination risk and improve workflow by enabling expanded urine testing from a single specimen.