Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

Roche’s cobas BV/CV assay gains CE Mark, enabling accurate, rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and candida vaginitis.

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, ...

Approaches incorporating rapid or digital PCR, CRISPR, syndromic testing, and multimodal systems reached new milestones this year.

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the fastest test yet for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV). The highly ...

The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new research. It provides results up to 75% faster than current rapid tests and paves the ...

“Infectious diseases don’t respect borders,” says Khoa Thai, a clinical microbiologist at the Star-shl medical diagnostics laboratory in the Netherlands. To limit their spread, we need a globally ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO recently introduced the Thermo Scientific SureTect Beverage Spoilage Multiplex qPCR assay. The assay is an industry-first all-in-one quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ...

The Eonis™ Q system from Revvity is an innovative dry PCR workflow that simplifies and streamlines molecular testing for SMA and SCID. It comprises the compact Eonis™ Q96 instrument, stable and ...

An expert panel convened by the nation’s top post-acute care medical organization has recommended against the routine use of urine PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections. Such tests have ...

Robust sterility testing is essential to ensure the safety of cell therapies. However, traditional culture-based analysis takes several weeks to confirm a therapeutic’s microbial contamination, which ...