Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has released the Echo 650 Plus Series acoustic liquid handlers, featuring next-generation electronics and a 54% reduction in power consumption for high-throughput labs, according to the company.
Laboratories are leveraging established diagnostic and surveillance tools to track the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with experts noting no evidence of widespread community transmission or efficient airborne spread.
Co-Diagnostics has completed its assay development strategy for Bundibugyo virus, following the WHO’s emergency declaration and CDC’s updated traveler screening measures amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda.
Labcorp has launched MyLabcorp, a mobile app that uses OpenAI models to help patients interpret lab results and track health trends. The company cites growing consumer demand for AI-powered health information and clinical context.
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Valar Labs’ Vesta Bladder Risk Stratify Dx, the first AI-powered digital pathology prognostic test for bladder cancer.
