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13 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – Datametrex secures rights to sell PCL’s Covid-19 antigen detection kits – QDX HealthID signs distribution agreement with Innova Medical Group
Canada-based Datametrex has gained the rights to sell and distribute South Korean manufacturer PCL’s COV05 COVID19 Rapid Antigen Detection Kit. The kit is meant as a point of care test...
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12 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – Hologic introduces protocol for pooling of Covid-19 testing – Promega launches Covid-19 serological antibody test
Hologic has validated the use of Aptima and Panther Fusion molecular diagnostic COVID-19 assays with pooled patient samples and has submitted an emergency use notification to the US Food and...
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11 August 2020
AI could improve CT screening for Covid-19 diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, US are developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to improve the speed at which computed tomography (CT) scans can identify...
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11 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – Helix gets EUA for its Covid-19 NGS Test – Thermo Fisher Scientific develops Covid-19 antibody assay for transplant community
Genomic company Helix has secured emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Helix COVID-19 NGS Test. This is an amplicon-based next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
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10 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – HipSaver introduces cloth mask with 92% effectiveness – OpGen to market and distribute MSB’s Covid-19 test
HipSaver has introduced the DermaSaver Sci-Tex Mask construction which was tested by Nelson Laboratories. The Virus Filtration Efficiency (VFE) test showed that the construction of the DermaSaver Sci-Tex mask material...
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7 August 2020
Blood test biomarkers could signal Covid-19 deterioration
Researchers at George Washington University (GW) have found five blood biomarkers associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death in Covid-19 patients. The research team evaluated 299 Covid-19 patients...
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7 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – Neura launches Covid-19 predictive testing solution – VentilatorSOS ships modified sleep apnea devices to Ecuador, Haiti and Malawi
Biocept and Aegea Biotechnologies have entered into an agreement to co-develop a highly sensitive PCR-based assay, designed by Aegea, to detect the Covid-19 virus. The assay will be based on...
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6 August 2020
Teladoc Health and Livongo sign merger deal valued at $18.5bn
Teladoc Health, which provides virtual care services to hospitals and health systems, has signed a definitive agreement to merge with digital health company Livongo.
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6 August 2020
Vela Diagnostics receives FDA EUA for PCR test
Vela Diagnostics has received Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the manual version of its Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The ViroKey...
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6 August 2020
Coronavirus company news summary – US DOD awards contract to Pall to build new breathing filter manufacturing line – Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces real-time PCR solution to speed up Covid-19 testing
EKF Diagnostics Holdings has secured an initial order worth £3m from a private sector partner for a supply of PrimeStore MTM, a patented sample collection device for use in Covid-19...