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Diagnosing the state of COVID-19 testing

The tests and supplies for COVID-19, explained

May 7, 2020

By Mark McCarty

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A brief glossary of the types of tests used and in development.

Diagnosing the state of COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 challenges med-tech regulators on traditional testing regimes

May 7, 2020

By Mark McCarty

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The challenges to deploy diagnostic and surveillance testing for the COVID-19 pandemic will persist at least until a vaccine is ready if not well beyond that milestone. The state of COVID-19 testing as a regulated sector is a complex intersection of new and old technologies, questionable accuracy, availability hurdles, supply chain interruptions and problems with interpretation of results.

Diagnosing the state of COVID-19 testing

Companies undertake mammoth molecular COVID-19 diagnostics challenge

May 7, 2020

By Liz Hollis

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The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world – and the face of diagnostics. In a matter of weeks, a host of companies has worked to develop tests to find those patients who currently have the disease, as well as those who have developed antibodies.

Regulatory front for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

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The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: 3M, Aesculap, Daddybaby, Guangdong Nuoakang Medical Technology.

Regulatory actions for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

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Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bittium, Camber Spine, Grifols, Neumodx, Sherlock Biosciences.

Other news to note for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

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Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 1Qbit, 3M, Advanced Biological Laboratories, Apteryx, Apple, Baebies, Coala Life, Copan Diagnostics, Eurofins Technologies, Fu-Rui, Genalyte, Gold Standard Diagnostics, Invitae, Irras, Novatec Immundiagnostica, Physiq, Senseonics, Shanghai Echosens Medical Equipment Technology, Stratasys, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Varian Medical Systems, Virotec Diagnostics, Vystar, Wuxi Hisky Medical Technologies.

BioWorld MedTech’s Diagnostics Extra for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

By Meg Bryant and Anette Breindl

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Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Circulating progesterone and breast cancer risk; Llamas aid in fight against COVID-19; Transcriptomic insights into Parkinson’s disease.

Near-term rout in gout bout? Wager placed in Selecta, Krystexxa perfecta

May 7, 2020

By Randy Osborne

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CEO Carsten Brunn said Selecta Biosciences Inc. has “not seen a material impact” from the COVID-19 pandemic and remains on track to report in the third quarter phase IIb data from a head-to-head trial comparing its refractory gout candidate, SEL-212, with Krystexxa (pegloticase), from Horizon Therapeutics plc, of Dublin.

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Mexican team led by vets racing to develop COVID-19 vaccine

May 7, 2020

By Sergio Held

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CAJICA, Colombia – A research team at the Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ), Mexico, is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, joining about 100 other teams working toward a similar goal. Unlike other teams, however, this one is being led by veterinarians.