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In vitro diagnostics (IVD) are tests done on samples such as blood or tissue for the purpose of detecting diseases or other conditions. To facilitate efforts on IVD research, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry has recently introduced three IVD products for laboratory use, adding to its already diverse range of biological reagents. The biological reagents previously launched by Alfa ...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the need for robust and reliable detection methods to tackle the spread of the virus and to alleviate the severe socio-economic consequences of the disease. Alertgy has partnered with Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Immunology and Virology Department to execute a collaborative study on the diagnostic capabilities of Alertgy’s newly ...
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In the past year miDiagnostics has been working on the development of an ultra-fast PCR test based on imec technology, to detect COVID-19, with a test result in less than 15 minutes. In cooperation with Brussels Airport, this nasal-swab ultra-fast PCR test, as well as the new breath sampler developed by imec and licensed by miDiagnostics, will be tested in practice during a study at the ...
Virusight Diagnostic, a world leader in combining artificial intelligence software and spectral technology today announced the results of a major clinical study that found its ultra-rapid, point of care Pathogens Diagnostic solution consistently delivers 96.3% accuracy when compared to the gold standard RT-PCR. The study was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology, University of ...
Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) (“Quidel”), a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, issued the following statement from Douglas Bryant, Quidel’s President and CEO, regarding Quidel’s ongoing efforts to evaluate COVID-19 mutations and confirm that its antigen tests continue to detect COVID-19 ...
Veolia, the IPMC (CNRS-Université Côte d’Azur), the start-up IAGE and the Bataillon des Marins Pompiers de Marseille (BMPM), continue their collaboration to optimize Vigie Covid-19, their pioneering solution to detect and quantify the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in record time. Launched in September 2020, this method has already made it possible to detect and ...
BioGX, a global provider of molecular diagnostic solutions, announced that the Omicron (B.1.1.529), the latest emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, will be detected by the portfolio of BioGX SARS-CoV-2 products that target the nucleocapsid (N-gene) and envelope (E-gene) for detection of the virus. BioGX’s SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program includes exhaustive in-silico analysis and ...
Anavasi Diagnostics, a medical technology company focused on the development of novel molecular diagnostic testing using a proprietary patent-pending reverse transcriptase methodology, today announced it has been awarded $14.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative. The funding will accelerate the launch and broad market ...
To comply with regular shelf-life testing updates imposed by the FDA for MidaSpot® COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit to be maintained as an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) product, the following lots have been extended until the new dates as shown below: ...
Lumex Instruments has developed a rapid modern solution to distinguish COVID-19, Influenza A, and B from the same sample.* It is imperative to differentiate and identify the exact causative virus for appropriate therapeutic intervention, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The solution employs a pre-loaded microchip kit with the primers and probes lyophilized in the microchip for ...
The results of the study have been published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. According to the results, the Lumex Instruments’ COVID-19 test kit provides accurate and reliable results in 30 minutes with 10 times fewer reagents spent than tube-based PCR tests. “So it’s 10 times less expensive, roughly speaking”, said Peter Unrau, an SFU molecular biology and ...
The 221b Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by Sherlock Biosciences to address the global COVID-19 pandemic while promoting diverse representation in STEM, today announced that it has granted a license to ALBOT USA and ALBOT Technologies Private Limited India to develop, manufacture and distribute COVID-19 diagnostic tests using Sherlock’s CRISPR technology. ALBOT has current ...
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, confirms its BioFlash Biological Identifier is capable of detecting airborne COVID-19 following tests conducted by the University of Oregon, positioning the technology as an effective environmental monitoring tool for use in indoor public spaces. The University of Oregon tests were performed in quarantine ...
Efforts to develop a quick and non-invasive breath test for the presence of COVID-19 are underway in Vancouver, British Columbia. Imspex’s BreathSpec® is one of a battery of tests that are being used by Dr Renelle Myers and her Vancouver Coastal Health team in their work to develop a breath test that identifies the possible presence of COVID-19 in people who are showing minimal symptoms ...
A non-invasive test for COVID-19 with instant results would be a gamechanger in the efforts against COVID-19. Breath analysis shows a great potential for a rapid, non-invasive detection of COVID-19 infections. Follow our journey around the world, where we shine a light on current research projects where IONICON PTR-TOF instruments are deployed fighting this global pandemic by testing breath for ...
BOSTON, Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Empatica has been selected by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) to deploy a wearable and algorithm that enable the early and pre-symptomatic detection of COVID-19. The project's focus is on protecting the health of the general population by preventing outbreaks via early detection and alerting. Empatica's Aura algorithm gives a ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test, and the Thermo Scientific EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG test. These new tests for detecting COVID-19 antibodies expand the company's leading response to the pandemic, which ranges from molecular diagnostic ...
Israeli blood testing startup S.D. Sight Diagnostics Ltd. has raised $71 million from international venture capital funds and U.S. corporations, Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd. revealed in a report sent to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange last week. Sight Diagnostics has yet to announce the details of the new funding round, but Clal Biotechnology Industries stated in its report that following the ...
Smiths Detection today announces that it has partnered with Attomarker Ltd, a multiplex blood-testing technology company spun out of the University of Exeter, to help produce a robust and accurate COVID-19 antibody-testing device that could represent an evolution in rapid and precise COVID-19 antibody testing. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has already approved ...
BOSTON, June 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital healthcare company Empatica announces a pioneering new partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA"), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to validate an early warning system for COVID-19 and other respiratory ...