Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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—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—Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Flex Dx genetic analyzer, an IVDR-compliant capillary electrophoresis system for Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis in targeted genomic testing. The system includes three operating modes—in vitro diagnostic use, investigational use only, and research use only—and is available in eight- and 24-capillary configurations. It features four-plate capacity, continuous plate loading with auto-spectral calibration capabilities, and urgent sample reprioritization.
May 2025—Verichem Laboratories offers liquid stable, multianalyte kits of clinical reference materials intended for the calibration verification of electrolyte assays. The materials are designed to be treated as patient samples for use with systems using flame photometer, direct and indirect ion-selective electrode, or standard enzymatic/colorimetric testing methods. The electrolyte standard kit contains the analytes chloride, ionized calcium, lithium, potassium, and sodium and features a 21-month stability claim; the ISE standard kit contains chloride, lithium, potassium, and sodium and offers an 18-month stability claim. Carbon dioxide assays are covered by the CO2 standard kit and the standalone, ultrahigh CO2 standard level F, which have a 15-month stability claim.
May 2025—Vitro announced it has appointed Biocare Medical (Pacheco, Calif.) as the exclusive distributor of its NeoPath Pro automated staining instrument in the United States. NeoPath Pro is a high-throughput platform with a 42-slide capacity, supporting immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and fluorescence in situ hybridization. The instrument was launched at the USCAP annual meeting in Boston, March 22–27. Vitro is headquartered in Spain.
May 2025—Northwestern Medicine and Vitestro announced a multiyear collaboration to advance automation in phlebotomy. As part of the collaboration, Northwestern Medicine will participate in a multicenter clinical trial validating the performance and safety of Vitestro’s Aletta, an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device. The goal of the study is to generate key clinical evidence to support the adoption of automated phlebotomy as a scalable solution for U.S. hospital and outpatient blood draw centers.
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.
