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Ares Genetics AMR Database Supports New NGS-Based AST
20 Feb 2020 | C
Ares Genetics has launched an early access version of ARESupa Universal Pathegenome Assay; an AI-powered AST with a reference database containing whole-genome information on 40,000 clinical isolates. more...
If Microbiology is Your Thing - You Definitely Need This!
18 Feb 2020 | F&BWCPVCCM
Does your microbiology lab need the most accurate, most robust results possible? Do you need to improve workflows whilst keeping costs down? The free weekly rapidmicrobiology.com newsletter is focused on the very latest products and services to help you do just that! more...
Thermo Fisher Partner up to Develop Nanotech Clinical Assays
17 Feb 2020 | C
Thermo Fisher Scientific has begun a collaboration with NanoPin, a developer in advanced blood-based infectious disease detection platforms. Using Thermo Fisher's LCMS technology, they will develop sensitive clinical assays for infectious diseases. more...
Public health laboratories are sending back CDC 2019-nCoV diagnostic kits due to inconclusive results during validation. CDC state the reagents are being reformulated but have yet to announce the date of their release. more...
Touch Screen Repeating Pipette Can Sequentially Dispense Different Volumes
17 Feb 2020 | F&BCP
In addition to standard pipetting, dispensing, auto dispensing and a proprietary “learn” function, advanced modes include sequential dispensing of different volumes, multi-aspiration of different volumes and a titration mode. more...
PCRmax releases their Covid-19 qPCR Kit, a diagnostic kit that has 100% homology with 95% of the sequences published on the GISAID as of the 23rd of January. The target gene is RdRP, the same target used for SARS and related viruses but without any cross-reactivity shown. more...
Emergency Special Focus on Covid-19 (2019-nCoV, Coronavirus)
13 Feb 2020 | C
In this rapidmicrobiology emergency special focus, we bring you the latest options for specimen collection, ready to use diagnostics and reagents for kit development - please note many kits are suitable for research use only (RUO). more...
Ares Genetics and BGI Group work together to equip European laboratories to sequence and detect 2019-nCoV with MGI Tech's DNBSEQ-T7 sequencing platform and BGI's RT-PCR reagents. more...
Roche is now distributing Tib-Molbiol's LightMix® Modular assays for the screening and confirmation of the 2019 Wuhan Coronavirus. This diagnostic tool is compatible with Roche's Lightcycler 480 series and Magna Pure24 instruments. more...
A successful diagnostic test begins at sample collection because improper sampling can result in an inadequate specimen, rendering a diagnostic test inconclusive or incorrect. more...
Live & Inactivated Coronaviruses for Assay Development
12 Feb 2020 | C
Microbiologics is your trusted partner in biomaterials for research of the 2019n-CoV. We offer live & inactivated 229E and OC43 coronaviruses (which contain the entire RNA virus genome) and subgenomic DNA clones of the HKU and NL66 coronaviruses. more...
Which Swabs to Use for Coronavirus Testing
12 Feb 2020 | C
Based on CDC guidelines for clinical specimens, swabs with synthetic fibers and plastic shafts, like Puritan flock swabs, should be used for nasopharyngeal collections when 2019-nCoV is suspected. It’s important not to use calcium alginate swabs or those with wooden shafts. more...
Not Just Any Sponge on a Stick!
11 Feb 2020 | F&BCPVCC
TSC new and improved Envirostik is perfect for sampling larger surfaces in a wide and varied range of environments including food production areas, clinical and veterinary infection control and pharmaceutical and cosmetics facilities. more...
Public Health England has increased its 2019-nCoV testing capacity to 1000 samples today using their in-house designed diagnostic kit. They have now also agreed with the WHO to take in samples from countries who do not have the resources. more...
HHS Opens up Funding Agency for 2019-nCoV Diagnostic Kits
11 Feb 2020 | C
The US Department of Human Health and Services are now accepting abstract submissions for 2019-nCoV diagnostics development funding. The technology must already be approved by the FDA and meet the criteria for EUA within 12 weeks of receiving the award. more...
Hygiena’s UltraSnap ATP Test received Performance Tested MethodSM certification from the AOAC-RI on the new EnSURE™ Touch luminometer, demonstrating the system's sensitivity, reliability and robust operation. more...
A fully automated, sample-to-result platform for molecular diagnostics, now with new options for scalability, the Panther portfolio lets labs increase testing capacity without additional staff. more...
Co-Diagnostics CoPrimer™ is Applied to 2019-nCoV Screening Assay
11 Feb 2020 | C
Awarded a 'Technical Advance' accolade in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, the CoPrimer™ mismatch reduction technology designed by Co-Diagnostics, has been incorporated into their Logix Smart™ 2019-nCoV qPCR assay. The product is available now and for RUO. more...
Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 11 Feb 2020
11 Feb 2020 | F&BCP
Get the latest updates on microbiology products for Covid-19, flow cytometry, Grade A air monitoring, large swabs for EM of surfaces and the latest in seminars and webinars. more...
Based on the presence of the urease enzyme found in certain bacterial species that cause pneumonia, such as S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella and H. influenzae. Live urease-containing bacteria can be detected using inhaled 13C-urea which is converted by these bacteria to labelled carbon dioxide more...
On the frontline developing qPCR primers/probes to detect 2019-nCoV is Prof. Antonio Marinez-Murcia, CEO of Genetic PCR Solutions (GPS™). In this interview with rapidmicrobiolgy.com, he talks about why their ready-to-use qPCR format can detect multiple variants of this virus. more...
A study on coronavirus prevention has been published ahead of time to stem the 2019-nCoV epidemic. Professors of Hygiene and Virology, based in Germany, have collaborated in the study and have found prevention strategies to be efficient against the coronaviruses and applies to 2019-nCoV. more...
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10 Feb 2020 | F&BWCPVCCM
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Adam Herridge, Product Manager at Primerdesign, talks to rapidmicrobiology.com about the genesig 2019-nCoV qPCR Kit, the first diagnostics kit to be made in Europe with 100% specificity, and relays to us his concerns over his competitor's products. more...
Shift to Paradigm™ Low-Retention Tips
07 Feb 2020 | F&BCPCCM
Paradigm™ low-retention range of non-filter reload, and filter tips featuring Aerogard® technology, truly epitomises the perfect pipetting experience. Universal design means the tips are compatible with a variety of popular pipette brands and models, including the alpha+ range of pipettes. more...
In addition to Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Kit, MoBiTec Now Offers Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time Multiplex RT-PCR Kit (Detection for 3 Genes) more...
Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 4 Feb 2020
06 Feb 2020 | F&BCM
Find the latest product updates for your micro lab - 2019-CoV swabs and detection kits, Camplyobacter without tears, competition for pipettes more...
The CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel authorised for Emergency Use Only has begun shipping to selected laboratories more...
First 2019-nCoVqPCR Kit Commercially Available
05 Feb 2020 | C
Genetic PCR Solutions™ real time PCR (qPCR) has been adapted to our innovative MONODOSE format, single PCR reactions tubes which contain all reagents (dehydrated) to which only sample need to be added. more...
CDC has released Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from PUIs for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). COPAN’s Kit of 3mL UTM® & 2 FLOQSwabs™ can be used to investigate novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as per CDC guidelines. more...
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