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The core features have stayed consistent as GenMark is "dedicated to the syndromic approach" and remains focused on infectious diseases, a Roche executive said.
As demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic and in newer research, saliva holds promise as an alternative sample type for PCR-based infectious disease testing.
Spanish Startup DeepUll Unveils MDx Platform, Direct-From-Blood Sepsis Assay at ESCMID Global
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DeepUll showcased its UllCore platform and BSI Test, a one-hour multiplex PCR assay targeting 95 percent of sepsis-causing pathogens and multiple antibiotic resistance genes.
The partnership, announced last week just before ECCMID kicked off, is the first major foray for both companies into the sequencing-based infectious disease diagnostics market.
The firm's planned launches include a respiratory virus panel, a gastrointestinal panel, and a fingerstick tuberculosis test, it revelaed this week at ECCMID.