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BGI Group Vows to Sue Ex-Business Partner for Defamation

BGI Group said it will take legal action against Deming Wang, who has repeatedly alleged BGI Genomics’ PCR tests are inaccurate, causing the firm's stock to drop.

Roche to Acquire TIB Molbiol to Expand Infectious Disease Test Portfolio

TIB Molbiol already has more than 45 CE-marked tests available on Roche's LightCycle PCR instruments and its MagNA Pure sample prep systems.

CRISPR-Based Wearable Diagnostics Enable SARS-CoV-2 Detection Through Mask
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Synthetic biology and CRISPR have enabled researchers to develop wearable sensors that can detect a variety of viruses and bacteria, including SARS-CoV-2.

Hologic Banking on MDx Acquisitions to Elevate Long-Term Revenue Growth
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The company has invested revenues from its pandemic testing business to buy assets that are growing faster than its base business.

ACMG Presentation Highlights Broad Institute's Massive Expansion of COVID-19 Testing Program

The Broad's clinical research sequencing lab now runs 135,000 tests each day and routinely tests more than 100 higher education sites and 40 schools in the state.

Apr 16, 2021

Scope Fluidics Gets CE Mark for Rapid MRSA MDx Panel

Feb 25, 2021

German Nucleic Acid Sample Prep Startup Rides COVID-19 Testing, Automation Waves
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Jan 5, 2021

Illumina, Helix Collaborate on CDC-Coordinated Coronavirus Surveillance

Sep 15, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Wins Utah COVID-19 Testing Contract

Sep 9, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Shares Rise on News of Miami-Dade County Coronavirus Testing Deal

Aug 19, 2020

Oppenheimer Initiates Coverage of Fulgent Genetics With Outperform Rating

Aug 17, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Opens CLIA-Certified Lab in Houston, Raises Revenue Guidance

Aug 6, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Study Documents Viral Dynamics in Young Adults With or Without Symptoms

Aug 5, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Touts Returns on COVID-19 Testing Investment
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Aug 4, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Revenues More Than Double in Q2, Driven by COVID-19 Testing

Jul 31, 2020

NIH Awards $249M to Seven Firms for Rapid Acceleration of COVID-19 Diagnostics

Jun 26, 2020

Iowa Startup FBB Biomed Pursues RNA Blood Test to Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity
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May 20, 2020

Mammoth Biosciences, GSK Developing CRISPR-Based SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic for Home Testing
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May 15, 2020

Case Study Shows Power of SARS-CoV-2 Genome Testing to Track Viral Spread, ID Strains
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May 4, 2020

Fulgent Genetics Q1 Revenues Jump 44 Percent

Apr 29, 2020

UCSF, Stanford, CZ Biohub Receive $13.6M to Study Bay Area COVID-19 Spread

Apr 16, 2020

UCSF, Mammoth Bio Develop Rapid Coronavirus Diagnostic Using CRISPR-Cas12 Method

Mar 25, 2020

Sentinel Diagnostics Looks to Expand Global Influence With SARS-CoV-2 Test

Mar 3, 2020

Ubiquitome Pushes Compact PCR System for Decentralized Coronavirus Testing
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Feb 24, 2020

Luminex Submits Verigene II Respiratory Assay for FDA Clearance

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Study Points to Tuberculosis Protection by Gaucher Disease Mutation

A mutation linked to Gaucher disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population appears to boost Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in a zebrafish model of the lysosomal storage condition, a new PNAS study finds.

SpliceVault Portal Provides Look at RNA Splicing Changes Linked to Genetic Variants

The portal, described in Nature Genetics, houses variant-related messenger RNA splicing insights drawn from RNA sequencing data in nearly 335,700 samples — a set known as the 300K-RNA resource.

Automated Sequencing Pipeline Appears to Allow Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Detection in Nevada Study

Researchers in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics describe and assess a Clear Labs Dx automated workflow, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis method for quickly identifying SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.