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Local Coverage Determinations Roundup: Castle Bio, SkylineDx
Palmetto GBA released a final local coverage determination that covers tests from Castle Biosciences and SkylineDx.
Ancient Genome Sequence Provides Look at Ancestry for Individual Who Perished at Pompeii
With paleogenetics and archaeological data, investigators profiled individuals killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption, generating a genome sequence for one of the ancient Pompeiians.
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Improve With Diverse Gut Microbes, Immune Cells
By profiling the gut microbiome and blood immune cells, researchers found features linked to good outcomes and lower graft-versus-host disease rates.
CorePath Laboratories, Cizzle Biotechnology Partner on Lung Cancer Blood Test
CorePath will develop and offer UK-based Cizzle's test in the US, with royalty agreements on all product and services offerings related to the test.
Becton Dickinson Gets CE-IVD Mark for High-Throughput COVID/Flu PCR Test
The SARS-CoV-2/flu assay is the second test available on the high-throughput BD Cor PX/MX system.
QuantuMDx Obtains CE Mark for 30-Minute Multiplex Respiratory Panel
The panel, which tests for flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and SARS-CoV-2, expands the company's menu for the molecular Q-POC platform.
Mitochondrial Protein Resource Reveals New Disease Players
Researchers developed a "mitochondrial orphan protein multi-omics" (MITOMICS) app by profiling proteins, lipids, and metabolites in cells lacking individual mitochondrial proteins.
StageZero Life Sciences, DiagnoseAtHome Partner on Multicancer Blood Test
StageZero's Aristotle test uses mRNA technology to identify the molecular signatures of multiple cancer types.
OraSure Technologies Selected by HHS to Provide COVID-19 School Testing
Funding for the tests will be provided as part of a previously announced $205.2 million contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency.
Hologic Obtains CE Mark for Molecular Epstein-Barr, BK Virus Assays
The EBV and BK virus tests, the first quantitative assays developed for the Panther Fusion system, expand Hologic’s transplant pathogen monitoring menu.