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Tufts Researchers Develop Paper-Based Blood Collection Device to Improve HIV Testing Accuracy
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The paper-based card separates plasma from whole-blood samples, allowing them to be used for HIV viral load testing.
MedMira Receives Health Canada Approval for Point-of-Care HIV Test
The test detects HIV-1/2 antibodies in finger prick samples and is intended for use by healthcare professionals in any healthcare setting.
In Brief This Week: Hologic, Labcorp, Adaptive Biotechnologies, OraSure, Leica Biosystems
News items for the week of Jan. 6, 2025.
MedMira Nabs Health Canada Approval for POC HIV, Syphilis Assay
The Nova Scotia-based firm's Multiplo Rapid TP/HIV Test is used to detect antibodies to HIV 1/2 and syphilis in a finger prick blood sample.
Altratech Nabs €10.5M in Financing to Support POC Test Development, Commercialization
The Ireland-based firm said that the financing will support clinical trials of an HIV test and help the company to strengthen its product pipeline.