A team from Cornell University and Cornell Weill Medical College has received a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to support early clinical development and validation of its solar-powered, point-of-care PCR to enable electricity-free diagn
The Piko thermal cycler was previously commercially available from Finnzymes, but is now being sold under the Thermo Fisher brand. Meantime, the Arktik thermal cycler is not yet commercially available, but is expected to be by Q4 of this year.
Consulting company McKinsey says diagnostics companies will have to combine genomic data analysis, electronic medical records, effective reimbursement strategies, and regulatory compliance in order to win.
A new report has found that researchers in Africa are still heavily dependent on funding from organizations in the US, Europe, and China, Nature News says.
