Respiratory
News on diagnostics for respiratory pathogens, including influenza, coronavirus, and more.
Co-Diagnostics Withdraws FDA COVID Test Submission, Plans New Version of Test
The company now intends to submit an enhanced version of its COVID-19 test for 510(k) clearance.
Ginkgo Bioworks, TGen, Partners Land €24M European Grant to Develop NGS-Based POC Respiratory Test
The consortium is built around a technology collaboration between Jumpcode and TGen that uses CRISPR-based targeted metagenomic sequencing to detect pathogens.
Brown University Health Pneumonia MDx Development Offers Hint of Digital PCR's Potential as IVD Tool
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The pneumonia test will detect pathogen RNA in blood samples using Qiagen's newly launched clinical system.
Rhode Island Hospital Wins $1M From CARB-X for Molecular Pneumonia Blood Test
The funding supports proof-of-concept studies of a direct-from-blood PCR test informed by RNA sequencing to detect pneumonia-causing bacteria.
The company analyzes urine samples using a lateral flow test and optical reader combined with artificial intelligence to predict lung disease exacerbations.