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Clinical Interview Highlights of 2014

SelectScience
31 Dec 2014
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead

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It has been a busy year for SelectScience. We have carried out exclusive interviews in some of the most advanced clinical laboratories in the world. In this article, we highlight just some of these interesting interviews. We look forward to bringing you even more exclusive reports in 2015.

1. Analyzing Footballers with Mass Spec: Exclusive WADA Anti-Doping Interview

SelectScience went behind the scenes at the WADA-accredited Laboratoire Suisse d’Analyse du Dopage (LAD) in Switzerland, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. During our visit, we learned how state-of-the-art mass spectrometry is being used to detect the smallest amounts of forbidden substances in samples. The selectivity and sensitivity of LC-MS is essential to LAD in the ongoing fight against doping in sport.
Watch WADA Anti-Doping Video

2. Could Point-of-Care Testing Stop Ebola Outbreak?

In this exclusive interview, Matt Boisen, the Director of In-vitro Diagnostic Development for the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, and Program Director of Infectious Disease and Emerging Technologies at Corgenix Medical Corp, discusses a recent grant awarded to Corgenix to advance the development of an Ebola rapid diagnostic test kit.
Read Ebola Interview

3. The Evolution of Rapid POC Tests for Infectious Disease Diagnostics: An Exclusive SelectScience Interview

ArcDia’s R&D Director, Janne O. Koskinen, discusses the increasing trend towards the rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics market and how the evolution of bacterial rapid diagnostics might continue in the future.
Read Infectious Diseases Interview

4. Innovative Cloud Computing Solutions for the Clinical Laboratory

In this interview, Troy Galloway, Director of North America Marketing, discusses the strategic partnership between Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and hc1.com® the Healthcare Relationship CloudTM company. This is an interesting alliance that promises to deliver innovative technology to laboratories, allowing them to turn large amounts of clinical data into actionable insights.
Watch Cloud Computing Interview

5. New Weaponry Available in Antimicrobial Resistance Fight: Don’t Send Us Back to the Dark Ages!

The recent European Antibiotics Awareness Day raised international awareness of antimicrobial resistance in Australia, Canada and the USA. Randox Laboratories announced its support for the call for patients and prescribers to ‘resist and desist’ antibiotic use in an effort to curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In this interview, Dr Peter FitzGerald, Managing Director at Randox Laboratories, discusses the rising use of antibiotics and a new multiplex respiratory assay that could help physicians make improvements to their antibiotic prescriptions.
Read Antibiotic Resistance Artice – Part 1
Read Antibiotic Resistance Artice – Part 2

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Screening is essential to avoid transfusion reactions. Blood banks use immunohematological techniques to determine rh and ABO blood group, and screen for antibodies using specific antisera. Blood Banks use Direct Coombs Tests (DCT) and Indirect Coombs Tests (IAT) to detect hemolysis and Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).HematologyIn Haematology / Hematology, complete blood cell counts (or full blood counts) are obtained using automated blood count analyzers to enumerate blood cell types.  Hematology also encompasses haemostasis and coagulation, thrombophilia and hemophilia, plasma viscosity and ESR analysis, hemoglobinopathies, cell morphology and haematinic measurement.ImmunologyImmunological techniques measure and characterize immune responses. Immunology kits and analysis systems often use techniques such as ELISA, radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunodiffusion assays, Immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry. Immunologists use equipment such as flow Cytometers, plate readers, plate washers and fluorescent microscopes.Cellular PathologyCellular Pathology deals with the microscopic analysis of tissue samples and cells. Sample preparation and processing includes fixation, staining, sectioning and slide mounting, using equipment such microtomes and cryostats. In choosing immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry kits, consider chromogens, staining method, antibodies, microscopes and imaging.Point-of-CarePoint-of-Care Testing (POCT) or Near Patient Testing (NPT) products are available for urine, blood and other clinical chemistry analyses. 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Genetic equipment includes genetic workstations, thermal cyclers, cooling blocks and electrophoresis products. Diagnostic kits are used for DNA / RNA extraction and purification.Clinical MicrobiologyMicrobiology is the study of microorganisms including protists, prokaryotes, fungi, and, often, viruses. Microorganisms are a useful research tool as genetic vectors and, in immunology, for antibiotic susceptibility testing, cellular biology and genetics. Microorganisms commonly grow readily in incubators with microbial culture media; this can contain chromogenic supplements to differentiate between cell lines. Estimate your culture’s density of microorganisms with colony counters, or screen and select colonies for desirable clones with automated colony pickers. Additionally, equipment is available to monitor environments for the presence of microbes and identify with microbial identification instruments. Find the best microbiology products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Embryology / IVFEmbryology refers to the development of an embryo resulting from the fertilization of the ovum, to fetus stage. In vitro fertilization (IVF) refers to the fertilization of the egg outside of the human body, and is an important treatment for infertility.EbolaThe Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa is the largest in history. Rapid diagnostic tests for this hemorrhagic fever are desperately needed, and companies are working hard to develop new point-of-care, RT-PCR and automated desktop Ebola kits and systems.Microbial DetectionMicrobial detection is crucial for identifying and quantifying bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms. This process is essential for food safety, environmental monitoring, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. 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