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    Quality controls: Essential to laboratory compliance

    Deepa Eveleigh
    March 21, 2025
    Quality control has long been one of the top priorities for clinical laboratory teams. From high-level checks to ensure the quality of lab-generated results to the specific control...
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    University develops simplified COVID-19 diagnostic method

    LABline
    Jan. 19, 2021
    A research team from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine has developed a simplified COVID-19 testing protocol that offers a distinct advantage over the standard...
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    Diagnostic accuracy and reliability remain key in SARS-CoV-2 testing

    Emma Callaghan
    Aug. 19, 2020
    The SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus, which leads to the disease COVID-19, presents in many as a minor cold or flu; however, for those with health complications, including autoimmune...
    Lab Innovator
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    Early career in food chemistry grows into enzymology-based diagnostics company

    Brenda Silva
    Aug. 19, 2020
    After a career that started in food chemistry and agriculture you began Diazyme in 1999, which has had 30 patents granted in 20 years. When deciding to begin your own company,...
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    Apple awards $10 million from Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics

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    May 22, 2020
    Apple has awarded $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics. This will allow COPAN Diagnostics to rapidly accelerate its supply of sample collection...
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    Exact Diagnostics announces the launch of EDX respiratory panel control

    LABline
    Feb. 24, 2020
    Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced that Exact Diagnostics, a company that Bio-Rad acquired in the...
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    Reagent aids in diagnosis of myocardial infarction and liver disease

    LABline
    Nov. 12, 2019
    Carolina Liquid Chemistries, Corp. (CLC), innovative leader in clinical diagnostics, announced a new addition to its menu of reagents: the Aldolase Reagent Pack for use on clinical...
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    Vidan Diagnostics launches β-Hydroxybutyrate 21FS Reagent for BC AU clinical chemistry systems

    LABline
    Nov. 1, 2019
    Vidan’s pre-filled reagent kits make it easy to load its β-Hydroxybutyrate 21FS Reagent directly onto the Beckman Coulter AU clinical chemistry systems. Competitor reagent kits...
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    INTEGRA offers a clear advantage for NGS library preparation

    LABline
    Oct. 15, 2019
    INTEGRA Biosciences has a suite of products designed to lower the cost of PCR setup and NGS library preparation. From Clear Advantage multichannel reagent reservoirs to VOYAGER...
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    Best practices in onboarding open channel reagents and suppliers

    Ronald Jamison
    Aug. 22, 2019
    Although manufacturers of branded clinical chemistry analyzers provide robust test menus, they cannot meet every clinical laboratorian’s needs and budget. Open channel reagent...
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    Using quality-focused analytics as an effective method to reduce errors in the laboratory

    Tim Bickley, MT(ASCP), MBA, CPHIMS
    April 18, 2018
    Valuable information can be obtained from the laboratory information system (LIS), but only readily available laboratory analytic reports can help labs reduce errors and improve...