Thermo Scientific Cascadion launched with vitamin D test
March 10, 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that its Cascadion SM clinical analyzer is commercially available in the U.S. with the Cascadion SM 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D assay.
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Roundtable presenters Dr. David Sacks MB, ChB, FRCPath, Chairman, Steering Committee National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP), and Priya Sivaraman, PhD, Senior Technical Product Manager, Tosoh Bioscience
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Webinar presenter Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, FCAP, Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Laboratory, Director, Division of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Henry F. Krous Professor of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 11 AM-12 PM ET
Hear experts review the biological and clinical significance of the HER2 expression continuum in breast tissue, providing a clearer understanding of how these variations might impact diagnosis, and discuss the emerging importance of documenting HER2-low and HER2-ultralow categories using a validated IHC assay.
Webinar presenters Keith Wharton, MD, PhD, Global Medical Affairs Leader–Pathology, Roche Diagnostics Solutions, and Hannah Y. Wen, MD, PhD, Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship, Associate Team Leader, Breast Pathology Team, Attending Pathologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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specializing in gastrointestinal medical oncology
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Epredia introduces slide printing system at USCAP
March 9, 2020—Epredia introduced its SlideMate Pro slide printing system at USCAP, Feb. 29–March 5, in Los Angeles. It was the first time the company attended USCAP; Epredia was established in July 2019 through an acquisition by PHC Group from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Randox STI assay gets CE mark
March 6, 2020—Randox announced that its Randox STI assay has received the CE mark. The multiplex assay detects 10 STIs, including co-infections, from a single patient sample.
Thermo Fisher to acquire Qiagen
March 5, 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific will acquire Qiagen, the companies announced on March 3.
FDA issues policy to expedite availability of COVID-19 dx
March 4, 2020—The FDA issued on Feb. 29 a new policy for certain laboratories seeking to develop diagnostic tests for coronavirus in order to achieve more rapid testing capacity in the U.S.
EmPath Smart Camera debuts at USCAP
March 3, 2020—Singularity.ai, a new company delivering integrated workflow solutions for physicians, released its first product, the EmPath Smart Camera, an AI-enabled box top that is used with a microscope.
EDX respiratory panel control
March 2, 2020—Exact Diagnostics, which Bio-Rad acquired in 2019, launched EDX RP Positive Run Control, an unassayed external quality control intended to monitor the performance of clinical respiratory assays.
Ortho Clinical launches Vitros XT 3400 chemistry system
Feb. 28, 2020—Ortho Clinical Diagnostics launched the Vitros XT 3400 chemistry system, completing the suite of the company’s Vitros XT Solutions, which includes the Vitros XT 7600 integrated system and new XT MicroSlides.
Qiagen ships QIAstat-Dx test kits for SARS-CoV-2
Feb. 27, 2020—Qiagen announced it has shipped its newly developed QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel 2019-nCoV test kit to four hospitals in China for evaluation and is in the process of shipping QIAstat-Dx testing kits to public health institutions in other regions, including Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
Thermo Fisher introduces kit for expanded carrier screening
Feb. 27, 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Ion Torrent CarrierSeq ECS Kit for the Ion GeneStudio S5 system.