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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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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

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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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.

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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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.

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Anti-herpes, HCV panels, 7/13:107

SeraCare Life Sciences offers three new Accuvert seroconversion panels and one new Accuset performance panel. The new Accuvert seroconversion panels are HCV seroconversion panel PHV924, providing undiluted plasma samples from a single male donor of genotype 2b, drawn over an 88-day period in 2008; HCV seroconversion panel PHV925, providing undiluted plasma samples from a single male donor of genotype 1a, drawn over a 27-day period in 2008; and HCV seroconversion panel PHV926, providing undiluted plasma samples from a single male donor of genotype 3a, drawn over a 14-day period in 2009.

High-volume optical filter manufacturing facility, 7/13:106

Last year, Semrock opened a high-capacity manufacturing facility for its optical filter products. Having entered full-scale production, the company now supports its OEM customers by producing spectrally complex, hard-coated sputtered optical filters with high-volume pricing. Semrock’s products are available to the emerging diagnostic and point-of-care health care and display and sensing markets, where high-performance, miniaturized optical filters are an enabling technology.

Qiagen deals for cancer biomarkers, 7/13:107

Qiagen announced two agreements that add biomarkers involving glioblastoma, lymphoma, and other cancers to the company’s portfolio of potential companion diagnostics. In the glioblastoma project, Qiagen has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing option with Columbia University in New York on FGFR-TACC fusion genes. Qiagen intends to develop this biomarker into a test for routine use in diagnostic workups, which may allow doctors to identify glioblastoma patients who could benefit from targeted treatments.

Cardiovascular genetic testing, 7/13

Aviir Inc. is increasing its offered services with a comprehensive inherited cardiovascular disease genetic test menu. The newly validated tests cover the major causes of cardiomyopathies, arrhythmia disorders, and other genetically transmitted diseases that affect the heart and vasculature. Each test is available for individual and familial settings. Two comprehensive panels are available to check for undiagnosed arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy.

Biosearch acquires VitraBio, DNA Technology, 7/13:106

Biosearch Technologies has acquired the oligonucleotide manufacturing division of Danish company DNA Technology and the German CPG manufacturer VitraBio. With the acquisition of DNA Technology, Biosearch adds a skilled production team with a mature quality system and an established European customer base focused in the Nordic countries.

Automated system for nucleic acid extraction, 7/13:106

Hamilton Robotics has collaborated with Macherey-Nagel to create the Genomic Starlet automated liquid handling workstation. The system extracts nucleic acids from biological samples and purifies PCR products in a non-IVD environment.

CLIA waiver studies for HIV 1/2 assay, 7/13:106

Chembio Diagnostics has commenced CLIA waiver studies for its DPP HIV 1/2 assay. In December 2012, Chembio received FDA approval for its DPP HIV 1/2 assay, which detects antibodies to HIV 1/2 in oral fluid, fingerstick whole blood, venous whole blood, serum, or plasma samples.

Beckman Coulter, Illumina automate NGS applications, 7/13:106

Through a partnership with Illumina, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences will develop, distribute, and support automation for Illumina’s TruSeq and Nextera next-gen sequencing sample preparation kits. Illumina will provide technical expertise on chemistry and protocols.

Enhanced capability for molecular diagnostic system

Abbott has introduced a new capability for its RealTime m2000 system to enhance the system’s flexibility and make molecular testing easier and more efficient. Abbott’s mPlus makes it possible for laboratories to perform molecular diagnostic tests for infectious disease detection and therapy monitoring.

Aldosterone assay, 7/13:105

DiaSorin has received FDA clearance for its Liaison aldosterone immunoassay, which is intended for the quantitative determination of aldosterone in human serum, EDTA plasma, and urine samples. The test is used primarily for the diagnosis of hypertension.

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