New Diagnostic Test for Heart Failure Patients Could Lead To Diagnostics and Treatments for COVID-19
Cardiologists at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) have found that a new blood test that reliably predicts outcomes for heart failure patients could lead to new diagnostics and treatments for COVID-19 patients as well. More...20 Aug 2020
10-Minute POC COVID-19 Test Accurately Detects SARS-CoV-2 3C-Protease in Saliva Samples
A new 10-minute rapid point-of-care saliva-based test for detecting active SARS-CoV-2 infections has provided positive proof-of-concept data by achieving analytical performance for detecting active 3C-protease in a rapid visual format. More...20 Aug 2020
New 1-Step COVID-19 PCR Collection Buffer for Viral Detection Assays Reduces Cost and Time Required For SARS-CoV-2 Testing
A novel PCR collection buffer allows for immediate use of the saliva and other sample types on authorized tests, cutting out a significant amount of the required processing effort and time. More...19 Aug 2020
Beckman Coulter and Thermo Fisher to Help HHS Expand US Diagnostic Labs’ COVID-19 Testing Capacity
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will make combined investments of USD 6.5 million in two commercial diagnostic laboratories to expand their capacity for conducting up to four million additional SARS-CoV-2 tests per month. More...19 Aug 2020
ELITech Group Distributes More Than 3.5 Million COVID-19 Tests and Installs Over 500 PCR Systems Globally
ELITechGroup Molecular Diagnostics (Puteaux, France) has distributed more than 3.5 million SARS-CoV-2 tests and also installed more than 500 ELITe InGenius polymerase chain reaction (PCR) systems, globally, with over a 100 systems placed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. More...19 Aug 2020
Yale’s SalivaDirect COVID-19 Test with New Method of Saliva Sampling Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
The Yale School of Public Health (New Haven, CT, USA) has been issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for COVID-19 infection. More...19 Aug 2020
PerkinElmer Launches Explorer Series Workstations for High-Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing With 10,000 COVID-19 Tests Capacity per Day
PerkinElmer, Inc. (Waltham, MA; USA) has launched a series of explorer workstations for SARS-CoV-2 testing capable of preparing and running up to 10,000 COVID-19 tests per day. More...19 Aug 2020
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