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CDC to Invest $2.1B to Expand Infectious Disease Detection, Prevention Efforts
Some of the funding will be used to increase state and regional laboratory capacity to conduct surveillance for emerging pathogens.
FDA Warns of Potential False Positives With Abbott SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Tests
The agency said the issue could be related to current mixing parameters of the PCR reaction mixture resulting in overflow in wells of the reagent tray.
The technology has been licensed by MGeneRx, which plans to commercialize it in the US first, then expand to low- and middle-income countries.
Sebia, Metafora Biosystems Partner to Develop IVD Tests
Metafora's single-cell diagnostic platform uses artificial intelligence to detect cellular metabolism anomalies.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Receives CE Mark for TaqPath COVID-19 RNase P 2.0 Testing Kit
The assay, which received FDA Emergency Use Authorization in July, is designed to compensate for current and future COVID-19 viral mutations.
Sep 16, 2021
Hong Kong-Based Prenetics to go Public via SPAC
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