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Monkeypox Rapid PCR Test in Development

Last spring, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 — developed by Northwestern University spinoff company Minute Molecular Diagnostics — received emergency use authorization (EUA) ...
BizWest

Transformative Biotech appoints industry veteran to leadership role

Transformative Biotech LLC, a Boulder-based company working to develop faster molecular tests for diseases such as COVID-19 and cancer, has appointed Mark Kelleher as executive vice president of ...
Business Wire

Bio-Rad Offers to Acquire Digital PCR Developer Stilla Technologies

HERCULES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIO.B), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced that the company has ...
Business Wire

Minute Molecular’s DASH Point-of-Care COVID-19 Rapid PCR Test Gains FDA Emergency Use Authorization

EVANSTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minute Molecular Diagnostics today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its rapid DASH ...
News Medical

Revolutionising point-of-care molecular diagnostics with a sub 10 minute PCR test

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are one of the most popular diagnostic tools for the detection and diagnosis of viral diseases, such as coronavirus (COVID-19), due to their ability to rapidly ...
News Medical

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19. However, they can take a ...
Time

What’s the Point of PCR Tests Anymore?

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or ...