AACC 2020 Disruptive Tech Award-Winning Diagnostic Testing Platform Could Detect COVID-19 in 14 Minutes
A COVID-19 test is being developed on a near-patient testing platform that won the Disruptive Technology Award at the 2020 AACC virtual meeting and could perform rapid reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to generate results in as little as 14 minutes. More...17 Dec 2020
FDA Grants EUA to First COVID-19 Test for Non-Prescription Home Use in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the a rapid, at-home test for non-prescription home use for the detection of active COVID-19 in individuals with or without symptoms, and in adults and children aged two years and above. More...16 Dec 2020
Eurofins Launches Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test and RT-PCR Test in Self-Sampled, Gargling Format
Eurofins Technologies (Budapest, Hungary) has launched a CE-IVD labeled rapid test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in 15 minutes and a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test that has been successfully validated for pharynx gargling samples, providing a gold standard PCR test in an easy-to-use, self-sampling format. More...15 Dec 2020
PerkinElmer’s EUROIMMUN Launches New CE Marked PCR Test to Differentiate Between COVID-19 and Flu
EUROIMMUN, a PerkinElmer, Inc. (Waltham, MA; USA) company, has launched the CE marked EURORealTime SARS-CoV-2/Influenza A/B for direct detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus type A and influenza virus type B. More...15 Dec 2020
First-Ever Artificial Intelligence Software Uses Routine Blood Tests to Help Labs Rule Out COVID-19
Hospital-based laboratories and doctors at the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic might soon add artificial intelligence to their testing toolkit to help rule out the possibility of infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. More...15 Dec 2020
Self-Collected Saliva Samples as Effective as Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs for Diagnosing COVID-19, Finds Study
The use of self-collected saliva for diagnosing COVID-19 can minimize healthcare worker exposure and expand testing capabilities for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, according to a new study. More...15 Dec 2020
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