Molecular Diagnostics



Blood Test Combines Cutting-Edge Genomics and AI to Identify Persistent or Recurrent Cancer
The world’s first whole-genome cancer intelligence platform combines artificial intelligence (AI) pattern recognition and whole-genome sequencing to provide rapid and specific detection of residual disease that is up to 100x more sensitive than competing technologies, while only using small samples of blood (1-2mL). More...26 Oct 2021

Revolution in Rapid Testing: A New Generation of Programmable Lateral Flow Assays
Researchers have modified and enhanced the commonly used lateral flow assay method by introducing a technique to control the rate of capillary flow, which enables the test strip to carry out multistep chemical reactions following a programmed sequence. More...25 Oct 2021



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Liquid Bioassay for Ultrasensitive Detection of Circulating HPV DNA
New Non-Invasive Blood Test for Colon Cancer Presented at 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting
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Visby Medical Presents New Portable PCR COVID-19 Test Kit at 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo
Mammoth Biosciences Presents AACC 2021 Disruptive Technology Award Finalist CRISPR-Based Detection Platform
Genetic Testing channel of LabMedica brings the latest in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and epigenetics, and methods from PCR to FISH, and more.








