All articles by Vemula Pravalika

Vemula Pravalika

Cepheid Receives Expanded FDA Clearance with CLIA Waiver for Xpert® Xpress MVP

Multiplex Vaginal Panel (MVP) delivers faster identification of three distinct conditions within an hour

Novo Nordisk Foundation Partners With Carb-X To Fight Drug-Resistant Infections

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is committing up to USD 25 million to support the early-stage development of innovative tools to prevent, diagnose and treat the most dangerous drug-resistant bacterial infections. The three-year grant will go to the Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X), the leading global non-profit public-private partnership in this space.

SEKISUI Diagnostics and Aptitude Partner to Provide Metrix COVID-19 Tests to the Point-of-Care and Home Test Markets

SEKISUI Diagnostics, a global medical diagnostics manufacturer, has formalized an exclusive distribution agreement with Aptitude Medical Systems (Aptitude™), an innovative developer of decentralized molecular diagnostics, to sell the Aptitude MetrixTM COVID-19 Test in the U.S. The Metrix test is currently the only EUA approved, molecular test which can be used with both swab and saliva samples and can performed by healthcare professionals or at home by consumers.

Oxford Nanopore and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust showcase a world-first collaboration in infectious disease

Successful pilot programme results in government funding to embed rapid pathogen genomic sequencing capability into clinical research settings to improve patient outcomes and biosecurity.

PulseAI’s Groundbreaking AI Algorithm Enhances Consumer ECG Diagnostics

Innovative AI Application Improves Cardiac Monitoring and Diagnostic Accuracy

Bruker Announces Acquisition of Tornado Spectral Systems to Expand Its Biopharma Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Product Portfolio

Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the acquisition of Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., a Canadian company specializing in process Raman instruments, primarily used in pharma and biotech quality control applications. Tornado, with over a decade of experience in innovative and industry-proven Raman solutions, will enhance Bruker’s biopharma PAT portfolio with its well-established products. Financial details were not disclosed.

bioMérieux acquires LUMED to reinforce its software portfolio in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the acquisition of LUMED, a software company that has developed a clinical decision support system to help hospitals optimize antimicrobial prescriptions and monitor healthcare-associated infections.

QIAGEN receives FDA clearance of NeuMoDx CT/NG Assay for use on both NeuMoDx 96 and 288 Molecular Systems

QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the NeuMoDx CT/NG Assay 2.0, growing its test menu for its integrated PCR-based clinical molecular testing systems NeuMoDx 96 and 288 in the United States.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches PangenomiX Array to Support Population-Scale Disease Studies and Pharmacogenomics Research

Most comprehensive and ethnically diverse genomic coverage on a high throughput microarray delivers multi-disease and pharmacogenomic research analysis across global populations

QIAGEN expands business in Middle East with new regional headquarters and major projects

QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a significant expansion of its business in the Middle East region, which includes three major developments: