malaria
The EU has awarded the researchers €188,000 to support the project through September 2026, by which time they hope to have a validated prototype ready.
Qiagen Expands Blood Screening Collaboration in Brazil
The expanded partnership with Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz includes additional targets for blood screening as well as dengue virus surveillance.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in April, May
Awardees include the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Detect-Ion, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Roche Malaria Test Receives FDA Approval
The test directly detects Plasmodium DNA and RNA in whole-blood samples and runs on the Cobas 6800/8800 instruments.
The method relies on the use of an ionic probe detection technology that provides a more stable alternative to reagents used in conventional immunoassays.