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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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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.

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Vitro appoints Biocare Medical as exclusive U.S. distributor

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.

Vitestro collaborates with Northwestern Medicine

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.

Revolutionizing cancer diagnosis: the game-changing role of digital pathology and artificial intelligence

May 2025—The following is an extended release prepared by Agilent Technologies: Pathology plays a critical role in cancer care, encompassing the development of new treatments, diagnosis, staging, grading of disease, and clinical decision-making. While histopathological slides of tissue biopsies using hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemical staining remain central to this process, the rise of precision medicine testing is placing greater demands on pathology labs.

Diasorin C. auris assay launched in countries accepting the CE mark

April 2025—Diasorin announced the launch of its Simplexa C. auris Direct kit in all countries that accept the CE mark. The real-time polymerase chain reaction assay is used for the direct in vitro qualitative detection of C. auris DNA from a composite swab of the axilla and groin from patients suspected of C. auris colonization. The assay detects all six C. auris clades identified worldwide. Results are available in less than two hours on the Liaison MDX.

Advanced Instruments acquires Nova Biomedical

April 2025—Advanced Instruments, a subsidiary of Patricia Industries, announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Nova Biomedical. Following the close of the transaction, Advanced Instruments and Nova Biomedical will merge and operate under the Nova Biomedical name. Byron Selman, president and CEO of Advanced Instruments, will lead the combined business, while Nova Biomedical founding shareholders Frank Manganaro, CEO, and Dr. Chung-Chang Young, EVP of R&D, will stay with the company in a consulting capacity.

Vitestro unveils Aletta robotic phlebotomy device

April 2025—Vitestro unveiled its CE-marked Aletta Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device. Using AI-driven ultrasound guidance, robotic precision, and full automation, Aletta is designed to perform the entire blood draw process, from applying a tourniquet and preparing the skin to vein identification, venipuncture, automated tube handling, and bandage application. The device integrates advanced AI-driven Doppler ultrasound technology to optimize vein selection and needle placement.

ARUP expands AI-augmented screening tool

April 2025—ARUP Laboratories announced the expansion of its AI-augmented screening tool for the detection of human gastrointestinal parasites to include wet-mount slides. The tool uses scanned images to screen and eliminate negative specimens. It aims to reduce ergonomic stressors on laboratory staff, decrease turnaround time, and increase capacity.

Illumina unveils spatial transcriptomics technology

March 2025—Illumina announced a new spatial technology program that the company says will empower researchers to map complex tissues and understand cellular behavior at an unprecedented scale. Enabled on Illumina sequencers and a new multimodal analysis platform, Illumina Connected Multiomics, the spatial technology delivers unbiased whole-transcriptome profiling with cellular resolution and high sensitivity. The technology will allow researchers to examine the spatial proximity of millions of cells per experiment, enabled by a capture area nine times larger than existing technologies and with four times greater resolution. It is compatible with Illumina NextSeq and NovaSeq sequencers.

Leica Biosystems launches HistoCore Chromax WS

March 2025—Leica Biosystems announced the next iteration in its staining and coverslipping portfolio, the HistoCore Chromax Workstation. The HistoCore Chromax WS includes a reagent management system and features graphical, touchscreen interfaces. It is for in vitro diagnostic use and available in select countries.

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