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Pattern Bioscience Wins BARDA Contract Worth up to $40.9M
The contract's base award is $22.5 million, which Pattern said will support the late-stage development of its single-cell microbiology ID and AST system.
Airway Microbiome Signatures Found for Respiratory Conditions
Researchers linked hospital-acquired pneumonia to altered representation of core airway microbes, while flagging pathogens in acute respiratory distress syndrome signatures.
Avelo, Vivolta, Blink Win €1.5M Grant for Breath-Based Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Test
The test will use a proprietary filter technology and a point-of-care digital PCR analyzer to detect pathogens and resistance genes, as well as distinguish bacterial and viral infections.
OpGen, Fisher Healthcare Ink Distribution Deal for Unyvero MDx System
The nonexclusive distribution partnership is expected to increase US commercial adoption of the highly multiplexed PCR system.
Rapid Pathogen ID/AST Market Begins to Recover Post-COVID as Drug-Resistant Infections Spike
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Although bacterial and fungal drug resistance rates increased during the pandemic, a heavy focus on COVID testing has slowed adoption of novel ID/AST technologies.