Fluidigm Corporation has applied for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its extraction-free saliva-based Covid-19 test. The test was developed in partnership with the McDonnell Genome Institute and the Washington University School of Medicine Department of Genetics. The test it is run on the Biomark HD microfluidics platform

ams and Senova are working together on a point-of-care rapid antibody test for Covid-19, which combine Senova technology and ams spectral sensor technology to boost the usability and performance of a lateral flow-based test. The device provides an objective result which requires no user interpretation. In contrast to the established PCR method, the test kit can be applied in doctor’s offices and other point-of-care situations at low cost.

Royal Philips has added a new wireless Avalon CL Fetal and Maternal Pod and Patch to its remote patient monitoring suite, which aids at-risk populations amid the Covid-19 crisis. This new technology reduces the unnecessary physical interactions, which has bee an important measure during the pandemic to limit the spread of the disease. The patch is part of an innovative high-risk pregnancy solution that includes Philips perinatal analytics, visualisation software and a fetal monitor that is ultra-portable and battery-operated.