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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

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

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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.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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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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Sysmex Inostics, Genomic Testing Cooperative partnership

May 2023—Sysmex Inostics and Genomic Testing Cooperative formed a strategic partnership for Sysmex Inostics to commercialize GTC’s tissue and liquid biopsy solid tumors and hematology assay services, including Solid Tumor Profile Plus, Liquid Trace Solid Tumor Profile, Liquid Trace Hematology Profile, and Hematology Profile Plus assay services, to biopharma customers. The partnership brings together GTC’s proprietary genomic databases, technology in artificial intelligence, and DNA and RNA next-generation sequencing profiling with Sysmex Inostics’ worldwide commercial capabilities in biopharma therapeutic development and its Plasma-Safe-SeqS technology.

FDA expands approval for Ventana PD-L1 assay

May 2023—Roche announced FDA approval of the Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) assay as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with locally advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer eligible for treatment with Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc), a PD-1 inhibitor therapy developed by Regeneron. Libtayo’s approval is based on results of the phase three EMPOWER-Lung 1 study. The Opti­View DAB IHC detection kit is used for staining on a BenchMark Ultra instrument.

QuidelOrtho gets de novo authorization for Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA

May 2023—QuidelOrtho Corp. has been granted a de novo request from the FDA for its new Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA, a lateral flow immunofluorescent assay that is used with the Sofia 2 fluorescent immunoassay analyzer. It is intended for the qualitative detection of the nucleocapsid protein antigen of SARS-CoV-2 in direct anterior nasal swab specimens from people with signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infection when serial testing is started within six days of symptom onset. The Sofia 2 analyzer provides a result in 10 minutes.

Illumina launches Connected Insights software

May 2023—Illumina announced the release of Connected Insights, a cloud-based software for tertiary analysis of clinical next-generation sequencing data. The software enables labs to connect to a network of more than 45 third-party knowledge sources that provide digital directories for precision oncology, illustrating connections between cancer variants and therapies, citing evidence, and aiding analysis of complex cancer genomic profiles. It can also link users to regional guidelines, clinical trial databases, drug labels, and a private collection of data from previous cases within a customer’s laboratory. As the use of clinical NGS testing grows, Illumina says it will expand the software’s capabilities across other disease areas.

 

Maine Molecular releases SpotFire RSP controls

May 2023—Maine Molecular Quality Controls has released SpotFire RSP positive and RSP negative controls. The quality controls are for use in monitoring the performance of in vitro laboratory nucleic acid testing for the qualitative detection of Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella pertussis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, adenovirus, seasonal coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, human metapneumovirus, human rhinovirus/enterovirus, influenza A subtypes H1-2009 and H3, influenza B, parainfluenza virus, and RSV.

Tissue‑Tek block filing cabinet

May 2023—Sakura Finetek has launched its Tissue‑Tek Block Filing Cabinet 2400, which has six drawers and a capacity of 2,400 paraffin-embedded tissue blocks.

BD introduces Rhapsody HT Xpress system

April 2023—BD introduced the BD Rhapsody HT Xpress system for single-cell multiomics analysis. The system enables users to isolate, barcode, and analyze single cells at a high sample throughput—up to eight times more cells, BD says, than prior versions of its single-cell analyzers. Users can analyze multiple samples and different cell sizes and types, such as stem cells or cancer cells, at the same time.

Laboratory billing services provider

April 2023—Laboratory Billings is a revenue cycle management firm that aims to help laboratories achieve a higher first-pass claims rate and reduce accounts receivable. The company offers medical billing services to clinical and reference laboratories and shares real-time analytics about the revenue cycle. “We help laboratories become financially resilient and reduce the complexities in the administrative workflows,” according to a company statement. “Our billing and coding experts possess in-depth understanding of the revenue cycle management.” More information about the company is available at https://laboratorybillings.com.

 

Siemens, Sysmex sign OEM agreement

April 2023—Siemens Healthineers signed a global OEM agreement on hemostasis products with Sysmex Corp. Under the multiyear agreement, the companies will individually distribute their combined portfolio of hemostasis instruments and reagents worldwide under their respective brands.

 

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