CLIA

The joint venture will establish CLIA labs within SG Blocks' shipping container-based structures, with an initial focus on SARS-CoV-2 testing.

The California-based genetic testing firm said its new lab will be able to process 20,000 tests per day and will initially focus on COVID-19 testing.

Under the clearance, capillary whole blood is no longer an acceptable sample type for the company's Blue i-Stat CG4+ cartridge.

The revisions include information on demonstrating accuracy and how to design a single set of comparison and reproducibility studies for dual 510(k) and CLIA waiver submission.

The University of Utah spinout said it will use the funding to enhance and expand its NGS-based Explify microbe identification platform and support its lab.

The company reported performance changes that led to the product recall and said it is pursuing eventual FDA clearance for the devices.

With the certification, the Silicon Valley-based company aims to roll out its AvaGen test for keratoconus and corneal dystrophies beginning this quarter.

The company's Acucy Influenza A&B test detects viral nucleoprotein antigens from nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs. 

The lab can now receive US specimens for testing with its LiquidHallmark blood test that detects cancer-causing gene mutations and viruses.