Thermo Fisher Launches Two New SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests to Further Broaden COVID-19 Test Portfolio
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA) has launched two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test, and the Thermo Scientific EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG test. More...13 Oct 2020
GenMark’s Combination Test for COVID-19, Flu, and Common Respiratory Illnesses Receives FDA EUA
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA, USA) has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2 (RP2 Panel). More...12 Oct 2020
New Method Uses Simple Algebraic Equations to Enable Faster Processing of Large Volumes of COVID-19 Tests
A mathematician from Cardiff University has developed a new method for processing large volumes of COVID-19 tests which he believes could lead to significantly more tests being performed at once and results being returned much quicker. More...09 Oct 2020
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