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Karius Cell-Free DNA Method to Detect Infection Validated in Study
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The liquid biopsy test compares fragments of cfDNA to a reference database of more than 1,400 microbial pathogens to determine infection.

Inflammatix Raises $102M in Series D Financing to Continue Development of Immune-Response Tests

The firm said it will use the financing to develop and commercialize its immune response gene-expression diagnostic tests.

Phase Genomics Wins $1.7M NIH Grant for Virus Discovery Platform Development

The platform, based on the firm's Hi-C technology, is designed to assembly viral genomes from metagenomic samples and associate them with their microbial hosts.

CareDx, IDbyDNA Partner to Develop Infectious Disease Dx for Transplant Patients

The test will identify more than 100 pathogens, as well as drug resistance in viruses and bacteria.

GeneCapture Awarded $250K SBIR Grant to Test Rapid Wound Pathogen Platform

GeneCapture's platform would allow medical providers of all skill levels to quickly treat bacterial infections with the appropriate antibiotics in remote environments

Nov 30, 2020

BGI Bloodstream Pathogen Nucleic Acid Detection Kit Gets CE Mark

Nov 9, 2020

Metagenomic Sequencing Can Quickly Identify Pathogens in Body Fluids, New Study Finds

Nov 6, 2020

Multiplex PCR Panels for Joint Infections on the Horizon
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Oct 29, 2020

Inflammatix Awarded $7.4M in Additional BARDA Funding for POC System, Acute Infection Test

Oct 8, 2020

Inflammatix Moving Into Coronavirus Test Market With Gene Expression Host Response Platform
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Sep 24, 2020

Antibiotic Resistance Spread in Europe Informed by Bacterial Plasmid Sequencing

Aug 13, 2020

HelixBind Aims to Circumvent Culture With Rapid Technology to Detect Bloodstream Infections
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Jun 10, 2020

HelixBind Receives $3M NIH Grant to Expand Bloodstream Infection Dx Platform

Jun 3, 2020

OpGen Expands Partnership With New York State Department of Health to Detect AMR Infections

May 11, 2020

Day Zero Diagnostics Using CARB-X Award to Commercialize Antibiotic-Resistance Testing Platform
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May 11, 2020

CARB-X Awards Day Zero Diagnostics $6.2M to Develop Rapid Antibiotic Resistance Platform

Apr 21, 2020

Curetis, Karolinska Institute Collaborate to Identify Bacterial Co-Infections in COVID-19 Patients

Mar 17, 2020

Illumina, IDbyDNA Ink Partnership on NGS Technologies for Infectious Disease

Mar 12, 2020

DIAMONDS Project Using New Classification Approach to Develop Rapid Infectious Disease Tests
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Feb 5, 2020

Scope Fluidics Raises 14M Polish Zloty to Commercialize Rapid POC MDx System

Oct 31, 2019

Sherlock Biosciences Aims to Create Dx Tool for 'Where Testing Should be Done, But Isn't'
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Oct 31, 2019

Genomics Links Fecal Transplant Recipient Infections to Drug-Resistant E. Coli in Donor

Jul 10, 2019

Day Zero Diagnostics Wins $224K SBIR Grant to Fund HAI Outbreak Analysis Tool

May 28, 2019

Group A Streptococcus Vaccine Target Candidates Identified From Global Genome Set

Apr 19, 2019

Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Shows Promise for Diagnosing Prosthetic Joint Infections
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The Scan

Sensor to Spot SARS-CoV-2 Exposure

Yale researchers have developed a sensor that gauges SARS-CoV-2 exposure, according to the New Haven Register.

Watching BA.2

A subtype of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant has been found in a number of countries, the Washington Post says.

Vermont Weighs Genetic Discrimination Bill

VT Digger reports Vermont legislators are considering a bill to bar insurer from denying customers coverage based on genetic information.

PNAS Papers on Convergent Pathogen Effectors, Lineage-Related RNA Mutations, Desiccation-Tolerant Grass

In PNAS this week: convergent evolution of pathogen effectors, algorithm to identify cell lineage features, and more.