Tecan automated whole blood processing system
February 2021—Tecan has launched the Fluent Mix and Pierce Workstation to provide end-to-end automation for whole blood pipetting in clinical environments.
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Hear an expert discuss how Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is utilizing
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in cancer care. Dr. Ewalt shares a perceptive look at the clinical need for rapid, front-line NGS sequencing, and how a unique, purpose built targeted NGS panel (Pillar Biosciences’ oncoReveal Nexus 21 gene Panel) was developed, validated and implemented clinically by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK-REACT) to complement their current comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) approach.
Webinar presenter Mark Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations for Diagnostic Molecular Pathology in the Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MSKCC.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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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
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Randox SARS-CoV-2 antibody control
February 2021—Randox introduced its Acusera SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Control with reactive and nonreactive controls for anti SARS-CoV-2 to support assay validation and routine performance monitoring of serological assays for COVID-19. The third-party control is supplied in a liquid, ready-to-use format with a 30-day open vial stability at 2° to 8°C.
Bio-Rad unveils online resource for immunoblotting
February 2021—Bio-Rad Laboratories launched an online library called Bio-Rad Western Blotting Learning Center. The center was created to provide researchers an online platform to learn about western blotting and offers information on the science of western blotting, best practices, tips and techniques, as well as guidance on how to troubleshoot experiments. It is available via the company’s website at bio-rad.com/LearnWestern.
FDA authorizes at-home COVID-19 test
February 2021—The FDA issued an emergency use authorization to Lucira Health for its COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit, the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results.
OGT expands NGS cancer panel offering
February 2021—Oxford Gene Technology has expanded its SureSeq range of next-generation sequencing panels to include a comprehensive myeloid panel and a breast and ovarian cancer panel that incorporate copy number variation detection.
Sanger Institute’s COSMIC database licensed via Qiagen
February 2021—Qiagen announced that it now retains the exclusive rights to license and distribute the COSMIC database from the Wellcome Sanger Institute for commercial use, effective Jan. 1. COSMIC, the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, is a large, comprehensive resource for exploring the impact of somatic mutations in human cancer. The database is updated continuously and contains more than 37 million coding mutations. More than 20,000 researchers, bioinformaticians, and clinicians worldwide use COSMIC, which is available for download, annotation, and integration.
PerkinElmer acquires Horizon, gets EUA for sample pooling
February 2021—PerkinElmer and Horizon Discovery have reached an agreement in which PerkinElmer will acquire Horizon for about $383 million.
Bilirubin calibrator, standard kits
February 2021—Verichem Laboratories released a liquid-stable, protein-based BR2 Bilirubin Calibrator designed for the calibration of Advanced Instruments’ Advanced BR2 Bilirubin Stat Analyzer. The product has an open-vial stability claim of five days and an unopened shelf-life claim of 14 months at 2° to 8°C. The bilirubin calibrator is packaged in amber serum vials with rubber-lined closures and contains 5.0 mL of standard material, with two vials per kit.
Reduced TAT for Vivalytic SARS-CoV-2 positive samples
February 2021—Randox announced that its improved software for the Vivalytic analysis device enables its CE-marked Vivalytic SARS-CoV-2 rapid coronavirus test to deliver results for positive samples in less than 30 minutes.
Sysmex adds CellaVision DC-1 to portfolio
February 2021—Sysmex America has added the FDA 510(k)-cleared CellaVision DC-1 to its portfolio of CellaVision products for low-volume hematology labs.