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May 17, 2018

Veracyte Launches Early-Access Program for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Test

The Envisia test uses RNA sequencing and machine learning to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Apr 19, 2018

BioMérieux Q1 Revenues Up 3 Percent

Sales were driven by a strong flu season and growth in Asia-Pacific business.

Apr 04, 2018

Curetis Unyvero System, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Cartridge Get FDA Clearance

The firm also received approval from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority to market the Unyvero blood culture cartridges.

Feb 06, 2018

Curetis Gets Singapore Approval for Pneumonia Test

The PCR-based cartridge is designed to detect 21 pneumonia pathogens and 19 genetic markers of antibiotic resistance, and runs on the company's Unyvero system.

Jul 31, 2017

IDbyDNA, ARUP Laboratories Partner to Develop, Commercialize NGS Infectious Disease Tests

IDbyDNA and ARUP Labs will offer their first test for pneumonia through ARUP's established clinical network in the coming weeks.

Jul 13, 2017

MinION in the Clinic

UK clinicians are to begin a trial using Oxford Nanopore's MinION to diagnose pneumonia, according to the Telegraph.

May 12, 2017

Metagenomic Analysis Tool Taxonomer IDs Multiple Pathogens From Clinical Samples

The tool has been applied to determine the pathogenic cause of hemorrhagic fever, and is powering a new test for respiratory disease pathogens.

May 11, 2017

With New Instrument and Assay Claims, BioMérieux Takes on Antibiotic Stewardship

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The approach is based on a new approval of the BacT/ALERT Virtuo system and new indications for the firm's procalcitonin assay.

Oct 26, 2016

Curetis Wraps Up US Clinical Trial for Lower Respiratory Infection Panel; Readies FDA Submission

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For the 40-target panel, the trial found an overall average weighted sensitivity and specificity of 90 and 99 percent, respectively.

Sep 12, 2016

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: genetic networks involved in antibiotic sensitivity, syphilis pathogen proteome, and more.

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The Scan

Not Always an Answer

Sometimes genetic tests give inconclusive results and provide little reassurance to patients, the Associated Press reports.

CRISPR Acceptance or Not?

Vox wonders whether gene-editing crops will be viewed similarly as genetically modified organisms of if people will give them a try.

This Week in Science

In Science this week: research regulation and reporting requirement reform, and more.

Building Up Numbers

With H3Africa, Charles Rotimi has been working to bolster the representation of African participants and African researchers in genomics, Newsweek reports.

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