Werfen commercializes ACL Top Family 70 series systems
June 2025—Werfen announced the commercialization of its ACL Top Family 70 series hemostasis testing systems in North America, following FDA 510(k) clearance and Health Canada licensure.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026. 12 PM-1 PM ET
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Tosoh Bioscience Inc.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, September 24, 2026 11 AM-12 PM CT
This session explores the evolving role of RAS in precision oncology, from the biology of RAS mutations to the expanding landscape of targeted therapies. Through expert presentations, real-world case discussions, and interactive audience polling, participants will examine best practices for RAS biomarker testing across solid tumors, including lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. The session will highlight practical considerations for tissue and liquid biopsy, strategies to address testing gaps, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure timely identification of patients who may benefit from RAS-targeted therapies.
Webinar presenters David Braxton, MD, Chief of Molecular Pathology Services, Hoag Family Cancer Institute & Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Carlos Becerra, MD, Research Director for Medical Oncology, Margaret Given Larkin Endowed Chair for Developmental Cancer Therapeutics, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from OncoLens and Diaceutics.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 1 PM-1:30 PM ET
Roundtable presenters John Longshore, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Oncology Diagnostics, AstraZeneca, and Flora Berisha, MS, Executive Director, Global Head of Diagnostic Partnering and Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and Mark D. Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations, Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS, Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Pillar Biosciences.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, October 1, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
This presentation will explore the value of in-house CGP, offer insights into the benefits and drawbacks of incorporation, and provide information about important practical factors when considering in-house implementation of CGP.
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Illumina.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Roche.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Diaceutics.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
June 2025—Werfen announced the commercialization of its ACL Top Family 70 series hemostasis testing systems in North America, following FDA 510(k) clearance and Health Canada licensure.
June 2025—Advanced Uropathology, a division of Integrated Medical Professionals, announced that urologic pathologist Jonathan Epstein, MD, has joined its team. Physicians, hospitals, and laboratories can now refer specimens directly to Dr. Epstein, who will provide second opinions and expert interpretations of complex urologic pathology cases.
June 2025—Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced new lines of floor-model centrifuges that feature natural refrigerant cooling systems compliant with European Union and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fluorinated gas regulations. The Thermo Scientific Cryofuge, Bios, and Lynx centrifuges feature the company’s GreenCool technology, a next-generation natural refrigerant cooling system with a global warming potential of 1. Each model provides a reduction in energy consumption of up to 15 percent when compared with previous models.
June 2025—Integrated DNA Technologies unveiled its xGen Hybridization and Wash version 3 kit. The kit features a high-throughput workflow that eliminates heated buffers and reduces hands-on time by 20 percent. The one-hour hybridization step delivers high-quality results and enables users to get from sample to sequencer in one day. The kit supports library inputs as low as 100 ng and pairs with xGen predesigned or custom Hyb panels and xGen Blocking Oligos.
June 2025—Maine Molecular Quality Controls announced the release of the FilmArray TF control panel, for users of the FDA-cleared BioFire FilmArray tropical fever panel. The multiplexed control is intended for use as an external positive and negative assayed quality control to monitor the performance of in vitro laboratory nucleic acid testing procedures for the qualitative detection of viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens. The kit includes six 200-μL positive controls and six 200-μL negative controls.
June 2025—Techcyte and Aiforia announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of AI-driven workflows in anatomic pathology laboratories. The partnership brings together Techcyte’s Fusion digital pathology platform and Aiforia’s AI-powered diagnostic algorithms, beginning with the Aiforia breast cancer suite. The companies say the partnership will continue to drive innovation in digital pathology, cancer diagnostics, and more with an expanding portfolio of AI applications.
June 2025—Qiagen announced that the FDA has cleared the QIAstat-Dx Gastrointestinal Panel 2 Mini B for clinical use. The panel focuses on bacterial infections covering Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli, Shigella, and Yersinia enterocolitica. It is designed to complement the QIAstat-Dx Gastrointestinal Panel 2 Mini B&V, which covers Campylobacter, Salmonella, STEC, Shigella, and norovirus. The panel runs on the QIAstat-Dx system and delivers results in about one hour with less than one minute of hands-on time.
June 2025—Sysmex America announced the expansion of its three-part differential automated hematology analyzer line with the XQ-320 for CBC testing. The XQ-320 has a throughput of up to 70 samples per hour, provides results in less than 60 seconds, and is the company’s first three-part differential analyzer that includes BeyondCare Quality Monitor. The analyzer features 17 parameters including an absolute neutrophil count, optional manual discrimination within histograms for challenging samples, robust flagging, and a low aspiration volume of 16 μL. It requires minimal weekly maintenance and offers a quick shutdown and automatic wake-up function.
May 2025—Bio-Rad Laboratories has received the EU quality management systems certificate under IVDR regulation (EU) 2017/746, enabling the CE-IVDR marking of 40 Exact Diagnostics infectious disease molecular quality controls. The controls are formulated with whole organisms in relevant matrices to simulate patient specimens. This design aims to ensure that the controls undergo the same workflow and process challenges as patient specimens during routine testing.
May 2025—Revvity announced that the FDA has approved the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handling platform with the T-Spot.TB test, for in vitro diagnostic use. The Auto-Pure 2400 tests up to 24 samples per run and completes day-one T-Spot.TB workflows in less than three and a half hours.