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Diagnosing the state of COVID-19 testing

Antibody testing for COVID-19 prepares for its closeup in bid to ease pandemic restrictions

May 7, 2020
By Meg Bryant
As states in the U.S. move past the initial push for tests to identify active COVID-19 infections, antibody tests are ramping up quickly to aid in disease surveillance and return-to-work screenings. The rush has spurred an explosion in serology tests, many hastily developed and of questionable value. However, as the pandemic enters its third month, some companies are offering high-accuracy tests with validated results.
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Diagnosing the state of COVID-19 testing

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

May 7, 2020
By Mark McCarty
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.
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Regulatory front for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: 3M, Aesculap, Daddybaby, Guangdong Nuoakang Medical Technology.
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Regulatory actions for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bittium, Camber Spine, Grifols, Neumodx, Sherlock Biosciences.
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Other news to note for May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020
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.
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