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Roche to launch lab SARS-CoV-2 antigen test to support high-volume testing of suspected COVID-19 patients
In combination with other COVID-19 diagnostic tests, the Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test can help in the management of patients for optimal care delivery
Abbott receives FDA emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 IgM antibody blood test
Availability of the new IgM blood test on the ARCHITECT and Alinity platforms is part of Abbott's effort to offer tests across the disease progression of COVID-19
Twist Bioscience and Neogene partner for next-generation personalized T cell therapies
Partnership combines Twist’s leadership in DNA synthesis and synthetic biology with Neogene’s expertise in personalized engineered T cell therapies
Summa Equity acquires Sengenics to advance precision medicine through proteomics
Summa Equity Fund II acquires a majority stake in Sengenics, a functional proteomics company with a unique technology for production of full-length, correctly folded and functional proteins
DeNovix CellDrop Automated Cell Counter receives second major accolade of 2020
The DeNovix CellDrop™ Automated Cell Counter has been awarded the Gold Seal of Quality based on outstanding scientist reviews
GenMark Diagnostics’ ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2 Receives EUA from FDA
Combination test for COVID-19, flu and other common respiratory illnesses helps health care professionals prepare for flu season
MicroPro in the Lab: Avidien announces winner of microPro giveaway contest
For their prize, Dr. Lieberman and her team have chosen to receive the upcoming low volume model, the microPro 25
University of Minnesota opens clinical trial to treat metastatic GI cancers using CRISPR genetic engineering
The Phase II clinical trial, which will use cutting-edge CRISPR genetic engineering, has already begun enrolling patients
Mologic launches rapid diagnostic test for fungal crop pathogen Botrytis
BotrytisAlert harnesses Mologic’s expert lateral flow technology to enable earlier disease intervention and prevent wide-spread crop failures
Beckman Coulter completes first in a series of antibody neutralization studies
Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay shows excellent agreement with the Genscript Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test
Joining forces against SARS-CoV-2: Rentschler Biopharma contributes to manufacturing of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Rentschler Biopharma to provide cGMP manufacturing services for mRNA-based vaccine candidate, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer against SARS-CoV-2
Severe COVID-19 infection linked to overactive immune cells
Samples from the lungs of patients show a runaway immune system reaction could be one mechanism behind severe COVID-19 cases
Fluidigm to offer millions of Advanta COVID-19 tests at low cost to U.S. colleges and universities
Fluidigm COVID-19 campus safeguard program improves availability of non-invasive, saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 tests for higher education institutions
Turning diamond into metal
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a new theoretical model
Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing
The 2020 Nobel Prize in medicine
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice are joint winners of 2020 Nobel Prize for medicine
King’s partner NVIDIA is building the UK’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to AI research in healthcare
The supercomputer is designed to solve some of the world’s most pressing medical challenges
Discovery of a druggable pocket in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could stop virus in its tracks
Researchers have made a significant COVID-19 drug target discovery using Thermo Fisher Scientific CryoEM technology