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
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
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
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
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
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Eppendorf North America’s Mastercycler Nexus X1 provides researchers with increased heating and cooling rates by uniting the software with a fast 96-well block. All this is achieved while maintaining low power consumption and low noise emission levels, making the instrument suitable for life science laboratories.
Audit MicroControls’ MicroLQ serum protein control, two levels, is intended to simulate human patient serum samples to monitor the precision of laboratory testing procedures for albumin, alpha1-acid glycoprotein, alpha1-antitrypsin, alpha2-macroglobulin, antithrombin, beta2 microglobulin, ceruloplasmin, complement C3, complement C4, haptoglobin, immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin E, immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, prealbumin, total protein, and transferrin.
Pathwork Diagnostics has entered into an agreement with Kindstar Global to provide Kindstar with the FDA-cleared IVD kit version of the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test. The agreement expands Pathwork’s international network of test and service providers and is the first IVD kit agreement for Pathwork.
CellaVision’s proficiency software is for clinical laboratories that assess and perform the classification of blood cells and accredited providers of external quality assessment schemes for laboratory medicine. With the software, medical technologists can train and test their skills in performing peripheral blood and body fluid differential counts and get instant feedback on their performance.
BioFire Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. patent No. 8,394,608 covering the company’s FilmArray system. This is the first U.S. patent issued to cover the FilmArray system, and BioFire has exclusive rights to the patented technology. The patent specifically covers methods for sample preparation and two-step multiplex polymerase chain reaction in a sealed container.
Hardy Diagnostics’ Val media-fill challenge kits are for USP 797 compliance testing for compounding-sterile preparations (CSPs). The ready-to-use media-fill challenge kits are for use in validating pharmacy compounding personnel in accordance with USP 797 guidelines. Aseptic media-fill testing is part of an effective quality assurance program to ensure pharmaceutical processes and personnel produce sterile products that are free of microbial contaminants.
Randox Laboratories’ Acusera liquid BNP control is for use in the routine monitoring of accuracy and precision. Assayed instrument-specific target values and ranges are provided for Beckman Access, Abbott Architect, and Siemens Advia Centaur instruments. The BNP control is a 100 percent human serum, manufactured to the high-quality standards associated with all Acusera controls.
Life Technologies has signed a collaborative research agreement and related license with Harvard University under which Life Tech has acquired exclusive rights to develop a panel of characterization assays to rapidly evaluate human pluripotent stem cells for their utility in discovery and translational research applications.
Diagnovus has launched Engauge-cancer-DLBCL, a commercial gene-expression assay for risk stratification and treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. “Engauge-cancer-DLBCL, which combines a patient’s IPI [International Prognostic Index] score and the results of the gene-expression assay, can more accurately predict outcomes for patients than IPI alone in order to optimize treatment choices for patients,” Ron Levy, MD, leader of the Lymphoma Program at Stanford University School of Medicine, said in a statement.
NanoString Technologies has launched its first commercial IVD product, the Prosigna breast cancer prognostic gene signature assay for the nCounter diagnostic system, in the European Union and Israel. Based on the PAM50 gene signature initially discovered by Charles Perou, PhD, and colleagues, the Prosigna assay provides a subtype classification based on the biology of an individual’s breast tumor (intrinsic subtyping), and a prognostic score (risk of recurrence, or ROR, score).
