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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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Roche.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Agilent.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Diaceutics.

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

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Thermo Fisher gets clearance for TaqPath COVID-19 PCR kit

January 2025—Thermo Fisher Scientific has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Applied BioSystems TaqPath COVID-19 diagnostic PCR kit. The kit was first introduced as an EUA test; the 510(k) clearance allows clinical and public health laboratories to convert to an in vitro diagnostic workflow. The kit is intended for use with nasopharyngeal and anterior nasal swab samples and includes assays and controls for the real-time PCR detection of RNA from SARS-CoV-2 emerging virus.

Tempus AI to acquire Ambry Genetics

January 2025—Tempus AI announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ambry Genetics. Under the terms of the agreement, Tempus will pay $375 million in cash and $225 million in shares at closing, of which $100 million will be subject to a lock-up agreement until one year post-transaction close. Ambry expects to generate more than $300 million in revenue in 2024 and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of more than $40 million.

Thermo Fisher, Mainz Biomed to develop a next-gen CRC screening test

January 2025—Mainz Biomed, a Germany-based molecular genetics diagnostic company specializing in cancer diagnostics, announced a collaborative agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, through its subsidiary Life Technologies Corp. The companies will jointly develop and potentially commercialize Mainz Biomed’s next-generation colorectal cancer screening product. The test targets the early detection of colorectal cancer and focuses on precancerous lesions, particularly advanced adenomas.

Study finds Aspyre Lung is a rapid, low-input solution for NSCLC testing

January 2025—Biofidelity announced the publication of data that highlight how Aspyre technology addresses the need for rapid, accessible molecular diagnostics informing actionable genomic variants in cancer (Herlihy SE, et al. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2024;13[11]:3083–3095). The study demonstrates that Aspyre Lung reagents can be easily set up and run at external laboratories within a few days, producing reliable results even from challenging sample types.

UllCore BSI test gets breakthrough device designation

January 2025—Deepull announced it has received breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its UllCore bloodstream infection test. The test detects 95 percent of pathogens associated with bloodstream infections that may lead to sepsis, as well as select genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance, and has a turnaround time of one hour. The real-time multiplex PCR system extracts and analyzes total microbial DNA from 8 mL of whole blood.

Qiagen expands QIAcuity dPCR assay portfolio

December 2024—Qiagen announced the launch of 100 assays for its digital PCR platform QIAcuity, for use in the study of cancer, inherited genetic disorders, infectious disease surveillance, and others. The assays are available through the company’s GeneGlobe platform, which integrates predesigned assays with a database of more than 10,000 biological entities, including genes, miRNAs, and pathways.

Bio-Rad expands EQAS program

December 2024—Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched its External Quality Assurance Services specialty immunoassay program. The liquid, independent, and confidential external assessment program consolidates 13 complex and highly tested specialty immunoassay analytes, including procalcitonin, active vitamin B12, interleukin-6, and fructosamine, at normal and abnormal levels.

FDA clears Accelerate Arc system

December 2024—Accelerate Diagnostics announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Accelerate Arc system and BC kit for use with Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper CA system and MBT-CA Sepsityper software extension. The Accelerate Arc system has a simple workflow that automates positive blood culture sample preparation for direct downstream microbial identification using Bruker’s MBT-CA system.

NeoGenomics launches AML Express

December 2024—NeoGenomics has launched its AML Express, a next-generation sequencing assay designed to provide rapid, comprehensive genetic profiling for patients with acute myeloid leukemia. The panel includes an extensive list of genes selected for their clinical relevance in AML, covering DNA and RNA alterations, and is intended to be used in conjunction with clinical features and other laboratory results. The turnaround time is three to four days.

Pillar gets CPT code for FDA-approved OncoReveal CDx kit

December 2024—Pillar Biosciences has been granted a unique CPT proprietary laboratory analyses code 0523U from the American Medical Association for its FDA-approved OncoReveal CDx pan-cancer solid tumor in vitro diagnostic NGS kit.