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Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells
New research published in Nature Immunology show strong T cell responses in patients recovered from COVID-19
Roche granted FDA clearance for BK virus test to support better care for transplant patients
New test expands Roche molecular test menu for transplant patients, enabling simultaneous testing of BK virus with Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus
GSK and Sanofi initiate phase 1/2 clinical trial of COVID-19 adjuvanted recombinant protein-based vaccine candidate
Sanofi and GSK are scaling up the manufacturing of the antigen and adjuvant with the target of producing up to one billion doses in 2021
Sherlock Biosciences announces clinical data from study of Sherlock CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 Kit
Data shows 100% concordance with results from Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s lab-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test method
New tool identifies which cancer patients are most likely to benefit from immunotherapy
A new prognostic tool developed by an international team led by CTI-Bath paves the way for personalized medicine for cancer patients
Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital to develop an AI-based technology to support COVID-19 diagnosis
The new AI technology will learn from past CT scans of COVID-19 pneumonia patients, reducing the burden on doctors making diagnoses
Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab AAVX Titer Kit to support cell and gene therapy market
Ready-to-use kit enables rapid adeno-associated virus (AAV) titer determinations during the manufacture of AAV vectors
Roche to launch SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in countries accepting CE mark
Antigen test reliably and quickly triages people suspected of SARS-CoV-2, with results ready in 15 minutes, allowing informed treatment decisions
FDA approves Roche's comprehensive pan-tumor liquid biopsy test for patients with solid tumors
FoundationOne Liquid CDx analyzes more than 300 cancer-related genes and multiple genomic signatures to inform treatment decisions for all solid tumor cancers
Thirona teams up with Smart Reporting to further improve COVID-19 detection
Combining image analysis with structured reporting, the software aims to improve and accelerate the detection of the virus
Abbott's 15-minute, $5 COVID-19 antigen test receives FDA emergency use authorization
Test delivers results in just 15 minutes with no instrumentation, using proven lateral flow technology with demonstrated sensitivity of 97.1% and specificity of 98.5%
Fluidigm granted EUA for saliva-based Advanta Dx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay
The real-time PCR workflow has a capacity of up to 6,000 tests per day per system, and demonstrated 100% agreement with authorized nasopharyngeal assays
QIAGEN expands integrated coronavirus NGS and software solutions
QIAseq SARS-CoV-2 Primer Panel converts viral RNA samples into libraries ready for sequencing, whereas QIAGEN Digital Insights solutions support COVID-19 drug, vaccine and epidemiology research
Luminex files for emergency use of expanded NxTAG Respiratory Panel test
Syndromic testing will streamline respiratory infection diagnosis as COVID-19 pandemic collides with start of flu season
Pfizer and BioNTech share positive early data on lead mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19
Across all populations, BNT162b2 administration was well tolerated with mild to moderate fever in fewer than 20% of the participants
Roche and Regeneron collaborate to increase global supply of REGN-COV2
Regeneron will distribute REGN-COV2 in the U.S. and Roche will be responsible for distribution outside the U.S.
Bruker supports international COVID-19 NMR consortium on SARS-CoV-2
The consortium aims to determine the dynamics, function and potential for therapeutic intervention of the RNA and protein structures of SARS-CoV-2
Beckman Coulter launches SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody test and will begin shipping to U.S. diagnostics labs
IgM assay has 95.51% positive predictive value even when disease incidence is only 3%
Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces hematology-oncology portfolio for Ion Torrent Genexus System
The new assays are designed to enable turnaround times for next-generation sequencing results of less than 24 hours
New rapid molecular test for tuberculosis can detect resistance in less than 90 minutes
Used to empower clinicians to quickly prescribe treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant TB, the test could help fill a critical gap that is jeopardizing global TB targets
SelectScience announces Virtual Neuroscience and Biopharmaceutical Summits
Connecting the scientific community with two new online content-packed events
Nirsevimab reduced respiratory syncytial virus infections and hospitalizations in preterm infants in Phase IIb trial
Nirsevimab is the first potential passive immunisation for infants to demonstrate sustained protection across the entire RSV season with a single dose
FDA approves Roche’s Evrysdi for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy
In two clinical trials, Evrysdi improved motor function in people living with SMA over a broad spectrum of ages and levels of disease severity, including Types 1, 2, and 3 SMA
Tecan and Thermo Fisher collaborate to increase COVID-19 testing capacity
The high-throughput system enables laboratories to double or even triple their testing capacity





















