Respiratory
News on diagnostics for respiratory pathogens, including influenza, coronavirus, and more.
BioMérieux Interferon Gamma Release Assay for Latent TB Gets CE Mark
The test is fully automated from sample to result interpretation and requires one whole-blood sample tube with no manual sample preparation necessary.
GenMark Diagnostics Q1 Revenues Grow 80 Percent
The company's revenue growth was driven by increasing sales of its ePlex molecular diagnostics analyzer, which now has a SARS-CoV-2 test.
AMP, CAP, Others Request Medicare Coverage for Respiratory Panel Tests
The PCR tests are being requested more often during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to rule out patients with other viral respiratory conditions.
Veracyte Licenses Lung Disease Genomic Classifier From Yale University
Veracyte has obtained rights to a 52-gene signature developed by Yale researchers to predict disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Celgene Form Biomarker Consortium
The consortium aims to develop assays that can detect biomarkers of pulmonary fibrosis that can be used as early indicators of a treatment's activity.