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Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the evolving role of PD-L1 testing in HNSCC and ovarian cancer.

Webinar presenter Georgios Deftereos, MD, Professor of Pathology, Associate Director of the Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Director of Molecular Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco

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Hear an expert discuss the challenges of detecting NRG1 fusions and how RNA-based testing can support more comprehensive fusion identification in clinical practice.

Webinar presenter Benjamin Weinberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Attending Physician
specializing in gastrointestinal medical oncology

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Join us for a session to help improve diagnostic accuracy in your practice when scoring HER2 IHC 0 with faint, incomplete membrane staining in ≤10% of tumor cells vs IHC 0 with no membrane staining detected in patients with mBC.

Webinar presenter Jeffrey Gregg, MD, University of Nevada

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Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:30 PM-2 PM ET
Hear experts discuss a multidisciplinary approach to oncopathology for HER2
assessments for solid tumors in the absence of a companion diagnostic.

Webinar presenters Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Emina E. Torlakovic, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Biomarker Quality Assurance, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Carol Cheung, MD, PhD, JD, FRCPC, Deputy Director, Canadian Biomarker Quality, Assurance—Programme canadien d’assurance de la qualité des biomarqueurs

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Techlab gets FDA clearance for H. pylori tests

Aug. 22, 2018—Techlab received FDA 510(k) clearance for its H. Pylori Quik Chek and H. Pylori Chek tests. The tests aim to offer quick and reliable detection of Helicobacter pylori–specific antigen in human fecal specimens. The H. Pylori Quik Chek test is a rapid diagnostic test that detects H. pylori in 30 minutes. The H. Pylori Chek test is a 96-well plate format diagnostic for laboratories testing large numbers of specimens and can be performed with or without automation in one hour.

Precision medicine conference to take place Sept. 12–13

Aug. 21, 2018—Precision medicine strategies and successes in improving patient outcomes are key themes when hospital and health network CEOs and administrators gather in Nashville Sept. 12–13 to hear from innovators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Geisinger Health, Northwell Health, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital, among others.

Study: DCISionRT predicts radiation therapy benefit

Aug. 9, 2018—Prelude Corp. announced that Clinical Cancer Research published results from a large cross-validation study of DCISionRT in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (Bremer T, et al. Epub ahead of print July 27, 2018. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-0842). The multisite study demonstrated that DCISionRT was a strong predictor of radiation benefit and was able to identify patients with significantly elevated recurrence risk that would be considered low risk by traditional clinical assessment. “The study analyzed the biology and clinical factors of

Beckman releases DxM MicroScan

Aug. 7, 2018—Beckman Coulter announced commercialization of its DxM MicroScan WalkAway system, a diagnostic solution for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing that uses direct minimum inhibitory concentrations for detection of antimicrobial resistance. The system’s delivery of gold-standard MIC accuracy helps laboratories achieve their operational goals by reducing costs associated with confirmatory testing, the company says. Added workflow enhancements include a new fluid-level sensing technology for added assurance, easy-to-view external LED indicators that show status at a glance, quick bottle

Sysmex, Advanced Instruments offer CSF cell counter

Aug. 6, 2018—Sysmex America and Advanced Instruments announced a partnership that will broaden the Sysmex portfolio with Advanced Instruments’ automated GloCyte cell counter system. The GloCyte system uses a combination of fluorescence, microscopy with digital image analysis, highly specific reagents, and an intelligent counting algorithm to provide accurate counts down to zero for both red blood cell and total nucleated cell in cerebrospinal fluid in adult and pediatric patients. “The addition of GloCyte makes our portfolio of diagnostic analyzers even

FDA approves Cobas HPV Test with SurePath

Aug. 3, 2018—Roche has received FDA approval for the Cobas HPV Test to be used as the first-line screening test for cervical cancer in women 25 and older using specimens collected in SurePath preservative fluid. The Roche test is now the only HPV test approved for use as a primary screening test with both SurePath and ThinPrep PreservCyt Solution. It is approved for all of the cervical cancer screening indications supported by guidelines—primary screening in women 25 and older, reflex

MedTest chem assays, hematology analyzer

Aug. 2, 2018—MedTest Dx introduced its BA-800M Clinical Analyzer for general chemistry with a full line of reagents and launched its BC-5390 5-Part Differential Hematology Analyzer at the 2018 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting, in Chicago. The MedTest Dx BA-800M is a fully automated, discrete random-access chemistry analyzer designed for mid- to large-volume clinical testing laboratories now available with reagents manufactured in the U.S. in a GMP-regulated and ISO 13485-certified environment. The BA-800M has a throughput of

Beckman Coulter, Arkray launch iQ Workcell

Aug. 1, 2018—Beckman Coulter and U.S. Arkray announced a partnership and the launch of the iQ Urinalysis Workcell, which pairs Beckman’s Iris iQ200 Digital Flow Morphology system with the Arkray Aution Max AX-4030 fully automated urine analyzer. The iQ Urinalysis Workcell will be available in the U.S. exclusively through Beckman Coulter; the company will also offer the Aution Max AX-4030 and the Aution Eleven AE-4022 analyzers as standalone solutions. “This partnership integrates our urine chemistry solutions with Beckman Coulter’s urine

FDA clears Siemens’ TnIH assays

July 30, 2018—Siemens Healthineers announced FDA clearance of its High-Sensitivity Troponin I assays (TnIH) for its Atellica IM and Advia Centaur XP/XPT in vitro diagnostic analyzers to aid in the early diagnosis of myocardial infarctions. The high sensitivity of the TnIH assays “offers the ability to detect lower levels of troponin at significantly improved precision at the 99th percentile and detect smaller changes in a patient’s troponin level as repeat testing occurs,” the company said in a statement. Troponin indicates

Qiagen broadens GeneReader applications

July 27, 2018—Qiagen has introduced next-generation sequencing solutions for a range of hereditary diseases on its GeneReader NGS System. The customizable QIAact target enrichment panels enable the analysis of more than 13 hereditary disease groups, including inherited cancers, cystic fibrosis, inherited cardiovascular diseases, and universal carrier screening. The solutions integrate the company’s QCI analysis, which includes the Human Gene Mutation Database, a knowledge base containing comprehensive data on inherited disease mutations for genetic and genomic research. “Genetic laboratories are eager

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