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
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how to integrate Kappa and Lambda in situ hybridization testing into your standard hematopathology workflow to accurately assess B-cell and plasma cell clonality. You will also gain the skills to recognize testing pitfalls in challenging reactive versus neoplastic proliferations and apply ancillary tools to resolve complex cases.
Webinar presenter Xiaojun Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Director of Hematopathology Section at NCR of Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Pathology, SOM at Johns Hopkins University
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
September 2023—BD announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its BD Respiratory Viral Panel for the BD Max system. It is a single molecular diagnostic combination test that uses a single nasal or nasopharyngeal swab sample to determine if a patient has SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B, or respiratory syncytial virus. Results are available in about two hours.
September 2023—Thermo Fisher Scientific announced FDA clearance of its Brahms PlGF plus Kryptor and Brahms sFlt-1 Kryptor novel biomarkers for the risk assessment and clinical management of preeclampsia. The assays received FDA breakthrough designation in May.
September 2023—Verichem Laboratories offers a line of liquid-stable, multianalyte kits for the calibration verification of electrolyte assays for use with systems employing flame photometer, direct or 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 has a 21-month stability claim. The ISE Standard kit contains chloride, lithium, potassium, and sodium and has an 18-month stability claim. The Carbon Dioxide Standard kit and standalone CO2 Standard level F both have 15-month stability claims. All products are free of azides, glycols, surfactants, and other potentially interfering substances.
August 2023—Cole-Parmer introduced its North Sciences/Traceable TSi and TEC2 series ultra-low temperature freezers. The self-monitoring freezers are integrated with a Traceable data logger that is compatible with the TraceableLive cloud-based monitoring service, which provides audio and visual alerts via an Apple Watch, smartphone, tablet, or PC. The ULT freezers can reach temperatures down to −86°C and are ideal for the safe storage of samples and vaccines and compliant with Vaccines for Children storage requirements.
August 2023—The FDA has granted a breakthrough device designation for Siemens Healthineers Enhanced Liver Fibrosis test, the only blood test granted FDA marketing authorization for prognostication of disease progression in patients with advanced fibrosis due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
August 2023—Qiagen announced that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has approved its ForenSeq Mainstay workflow, allowing accredited forensic DNA laboratories to process DNA casework samples and search resulting profiles against the U.S. National DNA Index System CODIS database. The ForenSeq Mainstay workflow is composed of the high-throughput Verogen ForenSeq Mainstay kit, MiSeq FGx next-generation sequencing system, and ForenSeq Mainstay analysis module in the Universal Analysis software.
August 2023—ARUP Laboratories announced that the FDA approved AAV5 DetectCDx as a companion diagnostic to aid in the selection of adult patients eligible for treatment with Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox). Roctavian, a gene therapy developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical, received contemporaneous FDA approval for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency with FVIII activity <1 IU/dL) without antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5) detected by an FDA-approved test.
August 2023—A multilevel set of liquid-stable clinical reference materials for use with ammonia and iron testing are available from Verichem Laboratories. The five-level standard kit, along with an optional, standalone ultra-high sixth level, is designed for the calibration verification of ammonia and iron assays on a range of automated clinical systems, including from Abbott Diagnostics, Beckman Coulter, Roche Diagnostics, and Siemens Healthineers. The materials are treated as patient specimens and free of glycols, surfactants, azides, and other interfering substances. Iron concentration levels of 10–1,000 μg/dL are verified using standard reference materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and ammonia concentrations of 10–2000 μg/dL are verified using reagent-grade standards from the American Chemical Society. Shelf life is 24 months.
August 2023—Illumina launched the latest version of its DRAGEN software, version 4.2, for analyzing next-generation sequencing data. New features of the software include increased single nucleotide variant and structural variation calling accuracy powered by an enhanced machine learning model and multigenome graph, improvements in small copy number variation calling accuracy with joint SV/CNV calling, and the addition of four targeted callers for carrier screening—HBA 1/2, CYP21A2, RHD/RHCE, and LPA.
August 2023—Werfen announced it has completed the acquisition of Immucor after obtaining all necessary regulatory and antitrust approvals. The purchase price was about $2 billion.
