Clinical Diagnostics Scientists’ Choice Awards winners announced at ADLM 2025

The most innovative and effective technologies advancing clinical diagnostics have been recognized during a special ceremony at the ADLM 2025 Clinical Lab Expo, where winners of the 2025 Scientists’ Choice Awards^® were announced by the SelectScience^® editorial team.

Each year, we invite scientists from around the globe to participate by nominating, reviewing, and voting for the lab products that have had the greatest impact on their work. Read on to reveal your chosen winners.

Best New Clinical Diagnostics Instrumentation of 2024

The award for Best New Clinical Diagnostics Instrumentation of 2024 goes to the cobas^® Mass Spec solution by Roche, as voted for by scientists around the world. The cobas^® Mass Spec solution is a cutting-edge instrument that offers a new dimension in mass spectrometry.

The runners-up are:

• DxC 500 AU Clinical Chemistry Analyzer by Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
• VITEK^® REVEAL™ AST System by bioMérieux
• Genius™ Digital Diagnostics System by Hologic, Inc.
• HistoCore LIGHTNING S slide printer by Leica Biosystems
• ASTar^® System by Q-linea
• Full-Field Bone Marrow Aspirate™ (FF-BMA) Application by Scopio Labs
• Maglumi x3 Analyzer by Snibe Co.,Ltd.

Best New Clinical Diagnostics Kit or Assay of 2024

The award for Best New Clinical Diagnostics Kit or Assay of 2024 goes to the TruSight Oncology Comprehensive by Illumina, as voted for by scientists around the world. The TruSight Oncology Comprehensive is the first CE-marked IVD kitted solution for comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of DNA and RNA variants.

The runners-up are:

• Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) assay by Siemens Healthineers
• Optilite^® Freelite^® Assays by Binding Site
• i-STAT TBI cartridge by Abbott
• LIAISON^® Biotrin Parvovirus B19 IgG Plus by Diasorin

Clinical Diagnostics Editorial Article of the Year

The winning article is titled 'How serum calprotectin is changing the way we understand rheumatic diseases' and features technology from Siemens Healthineers. This article explores the emerging role of serum calprotectin as a biomarker in the diagnosis, monitoring, and understanding of rheumatic diseases.

Clinical Diagnostics Webinar of the Year

This year's Webinar of the Year is awarded to Scopio Labs. The webinar, titled 'Making science out of art: Digitization and context in full-field morphological hematology' discusses the ideal approach for assessing blood smears and how this lies in combining the strengths of both art and science. The webinar, available to watch on demand, shares a new perspective on why contextual awareness remains the cornerstone of morphological hematology and why its integration with full-field digitization holds immense promise for the future of this vital medical field.

Clinical Diagnostics Email of the Year

The winner of this award goes to 'Enhance Your Clinical Lab Performance with Six Sigma Metrics' from LGC Clinical Diagnostics. The email detailed how Six Sigma metrics can advance clinical diagnostics.

Clinical Diagnostics Campaign of the Year

Gradientech has won the Clinical Diagnostics Campaign of the Year, running an engaging and insightful campaign, that included an infographic, webinar, show filming, and emails.

Clinical Diagnostics Video of the Year

This award goes to Beckman Coulter Diagnostics for its video titled 'Partnering to enhance bone marrow aspirate analysis with digital imaging'. The video announced the exciting partnership with Scopio Labs and explored the critical importance of bone marrow aspirate analysis in diagnosing hematological conditions.

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Visit the Scientists’ Choice Awards website for more information.