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Irish Diagnostics Firm Altratech Aims to Enter Molecular, POC Testing Space by Supplanting PCR
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The Ireland-based firm said its inexpensive capacitance-based assays deliver "molecular detection by proxy," providing rapid, multiplex, quantitative results.

Oxford Nanopore Sees COVID Testing Boom in 2022 as Emirati Genome Program Revenue Declines
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The UK-based nanopore sequencing company's 2022 revenues were £198.6 million ($243.3 million), including £146.8 million from life science research tools.

LumiraDx Q4 Revenues Fall 65 Percent

The company was impacted by a $96.3 million accounting impairment due to excess manufacturing and inventory related to its COVID-19 test scale-up.

DiaSorin Gets FDA 510(k) for Molecular COVID-19/Flu Assay

The real-time RT-PCR Simplexa COVID-19 & Flu A/B Direct assay is designed for use on the company's Liaison MDX instrument, with results in about one hour.

Dutch Researchers Craft Glow-in-the-Dark POC Infectious Disease Test
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The team applied its method, which uses isothermal amplification and bioluminescent proteins, to SARS-CoV-2 detection.

Mar 14, 2023

Quest Diagnostics Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Sample Collection Kit

Mar 6, 2023

As Pandemic Wanes, Firms That Rode COVID-19 Testing Wave Struggle for Solid Footing
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Mar 3, 2023

BGI Genomics Gets Australian Regulatory Approval for Multiplexed SARS-CoV-2, Influenza Test

Mar 1, 2023

Ginkgo Bioworks Sees Biopharma Drive Cell Engineering Business in 2022, Beyond
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Feb 24, 2023

Lucira Health OTC, At-Home COVID/Flu Test Gets FDA EUA Days After Firm Files for Bankruptcy

Feb 23, 2023

Lucira Health Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Signals Intent to Sell Business

Feb 16, 2023

QuidelOrtho Focuses on Three Growth Drivers in 2023 as Q4 Non-COVID Business Grows
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Feb 16, 2023

FDA Winding Down COVID, Mpox Test Emergency Use Authorizations

Feb 14, 2023

PerkinElmer Revenues Drop 28 Percent in Q4 on COVID-19 Test Decline

Feb 13, 2023

Boston University, Cepheid Get FDA EUAs for COVID-19, Monkeypox Tests

Feb 10, 2023

Sherlock Biosciences Expects Sense Biodetection Buy to Accelerate Commercialization Plans
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Feb 9, 2023

Anavasi Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Molecular Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test

Feb 8, 2023

BioMérieux Point-of-Care System, Respiratory Panel Get FDA 510(k) Clearance, CLIA Waiver

Feb 8, 2023

Becton Dickinson Nabs FDA EUA for COVID-19, Influenza, RSV Test

Feb 6, 2023

Simple HealthKit Raises $8M in Series A Round

Feb 6, 2023

LumiraDx Secures FDA Emergency Use Authorization, UK Approval for COVID-19, Flu Test

Feb 2, 2023

Siemens Healthineers Q1 Dx Revenues Fall 21 Percent; Firm Strikes Lab Analyzer Deal With Unilabs

Feb 2, 2023

Becton Dickinson Fiscal Q1 Revenues Down 3 Percent; Firm Raises FY23 Guidance

Feb 2, 2023

Hologic Fiscal Q1 Revenues Fall 27 Percent as COVID-19 Assay Sales Continue Slide

Feb 1, 2023

Thermo Fisher Scientific Clinical Research Business Delivers Strong Results in First Full Year
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Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.