Scottish server to allow cross-border contact-tracing
Scotland has developed a federated server that will allow for all Covid-19 contact-tracing apps in the UK, Crown Dependencies and…
28 Oct 2020
P&G Health’s nasal gel tech shows potential against Covid-19
A study conducted by P&G Health, the healthcare division of The Procter & Gamble Company, has found that its nasal mucoadhesive gel technology could reduce SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection of cells.…
19 Oct 2020
Wolfgang Emmerich Q&A: behind the scenes of the NHS COVID-19 app
England and Wales’ contact-tracing app, NHS COVID-19, faced a number of criticisms when it launched last month. Currently, it’s not interoperable with the Protect Scotland contact-tracing app, nor Northern Ireland’s…
14 Oct 2020
Roche to launch antigen test for Covid-19 patients
Roche is set to launch the Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test to offer support to high-volume testing of suspected Covid-19 patients. The test will be launched for markets accepting the CE…
12 Oct 2020
Oxford Nanopore Technologies wins CE-IVD mark for Covid-19 test
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has secured CE-IVD mark for its LamPORE test that detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease. LamPORE is a rapid, scalable molecular diagnostic assay for…
12 Oct 2020
ExplORer Surgical: keeping device specialists close to the action
Companies that provide remote surgical support are becoming increasingly profitable as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. US-based medical technology company Avail Medsystems has just raised $100m in a Series…
08 Oct 2020
Wearable wonderland: how tech is tackling Covid-19
For many life sciences companies, Covid-19 has provided a perverse boost for business. Despite a worldwide recession, companies that manufacture products like ventilators and other breathing support devices have found…