FDA authorizes at-home COVID-19 test
Nov. 18, 2020 —The FDA issued an emergency use authorization to Lucira Health for its COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit, the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results.
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Qiagen launches NeuMoDx multiplex test
Nov. 17, 2020—Qiagen announced the European launch of the NeuMoDx Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage test, which aims to help health care professionals identify and differentiate between patients with common seasonal respiratory infections and COVID-19.
Nova Biomedical launches blood glucose reference analyzer
Nov. 13, 2020—Nova Biomedical announced the availability of Nova Primary, a rapid blood glucose laboratory analyzer.
TechLab partners with New River Health District
Nov. 9, 2020—TechLab has partnered with New River Valley COVID-19 Task Force to expand future COVID-19 testing capacity.
OGT expands NGS cancer panel offering
Nov. 6, 2020—Oxford Gene Technology has expanded its SureSeq range of next-generation sequencing panels to include a comprehensive myeloid panel and a breast and ovarian cancer panel that incorporate copy number variation detection.
PerkinElmer to acquire Horizon, gets EUA for sample pooling
Nov. 4, 2020—PerkinElmer and Horizon Discovery have reached an agreement in which PerkinElmer will acquire Horizon for about $383 million.
Cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2 gets expanded approval
Oct. 30, 2020—Roche announced FDA approval of expanded claims for the Cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2 as a companion diagnostic for a broad group of therapies in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Randox whole pathogen controls for respiratory disease
Oct. 29, 2020—Randox Laboratories has unveiled its Qnostics Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Controls for respiratory diseases, including for SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus.
Agena granted EUA for high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 panel
Oct. 28, 2020—Agena Bioscience’s MassArray SARS-CoV-2 Panel for qualitative detection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has been granted emergency use authorization from the FDA.
FDA approves first treatment for COVID-19
Oct. 26, 2020—The FDA approved Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization.