Authorization brings more instruments on line, enables workflow flexibility and simplifies methods to increase throughput and allow more labs to run tests WALTHAM, Mass., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has further expanded emergency... Read more
Qualitative Test for the Detection of Nucleic Acid From SARS-CoV-2 IRVINE, Calif., (May 12, 2020) — Zymo Research announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit (R3011) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The kit is a qualitative test for the... Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in commercialization of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), announced the release of its Swift Amplicon SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel. Targeting the full viral genome in a single reaction with a rapid 2-hour workflow, Swift’s assay meets research and surveillance needs... Read more
Caption: Tube and Bottle Filler for COVID-19. Click here to view video. Farmingdale, NY (May 5, 2020) – As more and more laboratories are coming online to combat COVID19, Neutec Group has been able to support the effort by providing laboratory automation enabling the necessary large-scale output required for testing. Neutec Group’s tube and bottle fillers have been... Read more
Date: 05/04/2020 HERCULES, Calif. –Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that its SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test kit has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test runs... Read more
RENO, Nevada (April 30, 2020) —Hamilton Company and Zymo Research Corporation today announced that the MagEx STARlet assay ready workstation is now available pre-scripted with the Quick-DNA/RNA™ Viral MagBead Kit protocol to extract pure DNA/RNA from the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The jointly developed automated solution offers significant advantages compared to manual processing of samples via traditional time-consuming methods such as... Read more
Read the original press release here St. Louis, MO (April 27 2020) – Leinco Technologies, Inc., a premier developer and manufacturer of leading-edge recombinant proteins, antibodies, conjugates and provider of custom manufacturing services to the diagnostic and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced an agreement with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to scale up production of its most... Read more
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches CE/IVD Marked Immunosuppressants Panel for the Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer The Thermo Scientific Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer and Cascadion SM Immunosuppressants Panel now available for accurate measurement of four immunosuppressant drugs in whole blood VANTAA, Finland, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announced today that... Read more
(BROOKLYN, NY – April 22, 2020) – Zymo Research Corp, a California-based life science reagent company and Opentrons Labworks, Inc, makers of affordable and easy-to-use lab robotics, have partnered to create a robust engine for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing. As the COVID-19 crisis persists, the need for high-throughput, fast turn-around, and affordable testing platforms will become... Read more
Caption: BSL-3/-4 labs are welcome to apply for CytoSMART Lux2 live-cell imaging system. To download this image, click here. 22 April 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands – CytoSMART Technologies is to donate 100 mini live-cell imaging systems to researchers in high containment labs worldwide. Labs working to combat COVID-19 will benefit from this initiative, as CytoSMART aims to reduce the huge... Read more