regulatory approval

The company said its APAS Independence platform can process 200 culture plates per hour and automatically remove nonsignificant plates from the workflow. 

The blood test screens individual blood donations for four common species of the parasite Babesia, which can cause anemia and other potentially fatal conditions. 

Cytek said that the approval places the company on a path to offering a complete spectral flow cytometry solution — including instruments and reagents — to customers in China.

The cancer immunotherapy regimen and companion diagnostic test will be available in Europe for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who express PD-L1. 

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Rozlytrek as a treatment for adult and adolescent patients with NTRK fusion-positive cancers.

Temple City, California-based Fulgent offers genetic tests for a range of diseases and disorders, as well as custom panels and sequencing services.

Ortho's assay, which aids in quickly and accurately diagnosing heart attacks, runs on its new Vitros XT 7600 Integrated System, among other Ortho systems.

The diagnostic can now be used to identify patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who may benefit from first-line treatment with Keytruda.

The regulatory approval means that the assay for minimal residual disease is available to monitor B cell blood cancers in patients in all 50 states.