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 2021—Biocept received a positive final local coverage determination that expands Medicare coverage for use of its Target Selector assay to identify the HER2 biomarker from circulating tumor cells. The coverage determination from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services molecular diagnostics program was effective July 4.
September 2021—Bio-Rad launched its Reliance SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB RT-PCR Kit (IVD) for European markets after having met the CE-IVD mark requirements.
September 2021—Inova Diagnostics announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Aptiva system and Aptiva Celiac Disease IgA assay. Aptiva is a fully automated digital multianalyte system for the clinical laboratory. Aptiva received the CE mark in August 2020.
September 2021—Blueprint Medicines announced that the FDA approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis, including aggressive systemic mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis with an associated hematological neoplasm, and mast cell leukemia. Advanced systemic mastocytosis patients can now receive a targeted therapy designed to potently and selectively inhibit D816V mutant KIT.
August 2021—Euroimmun launched its SARS-CoV-2 NeutraLISA assay, a surrogate neutralization test intended for the detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
August 2021—Roche’s Cobas SARS-CoV-2 has received FDA emergency use authorization for testing individuals without symptoms or reasons to suspect COVID-19. This authorization supports the guidance update from the CDC to expand SARS-CoV-2 testing to include people without symptoms and applies to pooled samples containing up to and including six individual samples. Asymptomatic testing with the Cobas SARS-CoV-2 test is also available in countries accepting the CE mark.
August 2021—Werfen announced that its companies, including Instrumentation Laboratory, Inova Diagnostics, and Biokit, are uniting under one name and one brand—Werfen—and a new corporate logo.
August 2021—Verichem Laboratories offers liquid-stable, protein-based clinical reference materials for total and direct bilirubin assays. The Bilirubin Standard Kit, Tru-Zero Bilirubin Standard, and extended-range Level F Bilirubin Standard are intended for CLIA calibration verification with wet chemistry testing systems. Verichem’s BR2 Bilirubin Calibrator is available for use exclusively with the BR2 Bilirubin Stat Analyzer from Advanced Instruments.
August 2021—Qiagen launched its Artus SARS-CoV-2 Prep&Amp UM Kit, which integrates a liquid-based sample preparation technology for COVID-19 testing that takes two minutes or less with the provided real-time PCR assay. The kit uses common transport media as the starting material and provides all reagents required for sample to result on suspected SARS-CoV-2 patient samples. The workflow can support up to 672 samples per cycler in an eight-hour shift.
August 2021—Gold Standard Diagnostics announced the availability of its FDA-cleared B. burgdorferi VlsE-OspC IgG/IgM recombinant ELISA screen. The OspC antigen is highly specific for the detection of IgM antibodies and produces a superior first-tier screen, the company says, when used in combination with the recombinant VlsE. True Lyme-negative samples are eliminated prior to second-tier testing.
