NEB releases Monarch Mag cfDNA extraction kit
March 2026—New England Biolabs released the Monarch Mag cell-free DNA extraction kit.
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
March 2026—New England Biolabs released the Monarch Mag cell-free DNA extraction kit.
March 2026—Illumina has released Illumina Connected Multiomics, a cloud-based research software platform to analyze and visualize multiomic and multimodal biological data at scale.
March 2026—Cepheid received FDA clearance for its Xpert GI panel, a multiplex PCR test designed to detect gastrointestinal pathogens from a single patient sample.
March 2026—Agilent Technologies launched the Agilent S540MD slide scanner system, a whole slide imaging digital scanner available for sale in select European markets.
March 2026—Zepto Life Technology has launched the FungiFlex Mold panel.
March 2026—Arlington Scientific has completed its acquisition of Awareness Technology’s EIA/ELISA product line.
March 2026—Copan Group’s PhenoMatrix, an automated image assessment software used with the company’s WASPLab laboratory automation platform, received FDA 510(k) clearance as a class II device.
March 2026—MRC Holland launched the NXtec D028 Carrier Panel 1, a novel, DigitalMLPA assay for reliable carrier status analysis in genomically complex regions.
March 2026—Biocartis has entered into a research collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop a rapid sample-to-answer test aiming to decrease the time to treatment for breast cancer patients.
March 2026—Labcorp has expanded its molecular residual disease portfolio to include Labcorp Plasma Detect ID, a whole exome sequence–guided, personalized panel for patients with stages I–III breast cancer or stages I–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, and Plasma Detect Genome, a whole genome MRD test for stage III colon cancer.