ZeptoMetrix releases flu, RSV, SARS-CoV-2 external run control
December 2022—ZeptoMetrix has released its NATtrol external run control for flu A and B, RSV B, and SARS-CoV-2, for research use only.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1:00 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 Samuel Caughron, MD, FCAP, Chief Strategy Officer, MAWD Pathology, Medical Director of Laboratory, AdventHealth Kansas City, Medical Director of Laboratory, Labcorp, President, Member & Director, Pathology Ventures, LLC
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is intended for US healthcare professionals. This program is being sponsored by AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM-1 PM ET
Join leading pathology experts, Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, for a webinar exploring potential challenges in HER2 IHC testing for breast cancer, emerging evidence supporting digital and computational pathology as assistive tools for pathologists in HER2 IHC assessment, and practical considerations for real-world implementation and adoption.
Webinar presenters Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, Professor of Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist Member and Professor, Departments of Pathology, Machine Learning, and Translational Pathology, Scientific Director, Analytic Microscopy Core Chair, Women in Oncology Executive Board Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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 speakers are being compensated for their presentations. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME credit.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12 PM-1 PM ET
Hear an expert pathologist discuss the role of HER2 IHC testing and scoring in solid tumors including endometrial, ovarian, cervical, bladder, non-small cell lung, colorectal, and biliary cancers
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, MSPT, Baylor Sammons Cancer Center; Fulgent Genetics; Texas Cancer Interception Institute
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is intended for US healthcare professionals. This program is being sponsored by AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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FDA clears NanoZoomer S360MD slide scanner system
November 2022—Hamamatsu Photonics announced that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to market the NanoZoomer S360MD high-throughput, automated slide scanner system for primary diagnostic use. It is intended to aid pathologists in reviewing and interpreting digital images of surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.
Cofactor Genomics reports OncoPrism data
October 2022—Cofactor Genomics presented initial results from the PREDAPT (Predicting Immunotherapy Efficacy from Analysis of Pre-treatment Tumor Biopsies) multicenter clinical trial at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Precision Health Meeting in September. The company says its data show that Cofactor’s OncoPrism test using predictive immune modeling was nearly twice as accurate as PD-L1 assays in determining who will benefit from immunotherapies such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab).
Roche launches digital PCR system
October 2022—Roche launched its Digital LightCycler system, the company’s first digital polymerase chain reaction system, for precise DNA and RNA analysis in areas such as oncology and infectious diseases. The instrument features three unique reaction plates, six channel multiplexing capabilities, and a 5× concentrated master mix reagent. Run time is two to four hours with up to 96 samples per run.
Grenova releases study on reducing cost with pipette tip washer
October 2022—Grenova released a case study in which enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay validation was performed with pipette tips that were washed and reused five times using the company’s Tipnovus system. Grenova says its technology decreased overall cost per clinical diagnostic test, resulting in an increased profitability margin, and that the laboratory also decreased plastic waste.
Verichem reference materials for protein assays
October 2022—Verichem Laboratories offers liquid-stable, ready-to-use clinical reference materials for protein testing. The multilevel and combined Total Protein/Albumin Standard Kit, along with the optional and standalone level F, and the Microprotein Standard Kit are designed and manufactured for the calibration and calibration verification of albumin and total protein assays on a range of clinical testing systems, including from Abbott Diagnostics, Beckman Coulter, Roche Diagnostics, and Siemens Healthineers.
Thermo Fisher launches CE-IVD NGS test, software
October 2022—Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the CE-IVD Oncomine Dx Express test and Oncomine Reporter Dx for use in clinical labs.
Audit Linearity LQ hs-CRP for Ortho Vitros
October 2022—Audit MicroControls has announced the availability of its Linearity LQ hs-CRP for Ortho Vitros. The product is intended to simulate human patient serum samples for determining linearity, calibration verification, and verification of the reportable range for hs-CRP. The product consists of five levels of human serum and has an open-vial stability of five days when stored at 2° to 8°C.
FDA clears DiaSorin Simplexa COVID-19 test
October 2022—DiaSorin received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Simplexa COVID-19 Direct kit. The sample-to-answer test detects SARS-CoV-2 directly from nasopharyngeal or nasal swab specimens and is designed for use on the Liaison MDX system. The test targets two regions of the viral genome and results are available in a little over an hour.
StatLab TissueGuard processing gel
October 2022—StatLab has released TissueGuard, an agarose gel that stabilizes and protects small or fragile specimens during processing while allowing reagent penetration. TissueGuard can be used for cytology samples, including fine-needle aspirates, urine and nongynecological specimens, and other specimens using cell block preparation, and for histology applications, including needle biopsies, nerves, small arteries, aggregates, lymph nodes, and small tissue fragments. The gel does not stain and remains invisible when blocks are cut.