Rapid Micro Methods News

Rapid Diagnostic Test Invention of Liberian-American Scientist Published in Nature

The rapid multiplex diagnostic test Invention of a US-Liberian infectious disease scientist, Dr. D…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

OpGen's QuickFISH Rapid Pathogen ID Test Demonstrates Clinical Utility and Cost Effectiveness in Community Hospital’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

OpGen, Inc., a molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics company helping to guide antibiotic therap…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

German Group Develops On-Chip RPA Arrays for Isothermal Detection of Viruses, Bacteria

Researchers in Germany have developed the first flow-through microfluidic microarray with automate…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plate Earns AOAC Official Methods of Analysis Distinction

3M Food Safety’s Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plate has been granted Official Method of Analysis …

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Oculer Rapid Milk-Spoiling Bacterial Test to Save Dairy €200m a Year

Tipperary dairy technology firm Oculer has developed microbiology testing which could save the Iri…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Rapid Test for E. coli O157 Developed

Scientists at Western University have developed a new rapid-test system to detect E. coli O157 bac…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Neogen Corp Announces Receipt of AOAC Approval for New E. coli Test

Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test …

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

UM Baltimore Grants Pataigin Rights to Develop Rapid, Point-Of-Care Identification of Dangerous Pathogens

University of Maryland (UM) Ventures and Pataigin, LLC, announced today that the University of Mar…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

3M’s Next Generation Molecular Detection Assay for Listeria Receives AOAC PTM Validation

3M Food Safety’s 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Listeria has been approved by the AOAC Performan…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

HiberGene Launches Meningitis Test

HiberGene Diagnostics, a company focused on the application of molecular technology to infectious …

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Biocartis Announces Launch of Influenza-Respiratory Virus Panel on the Idylla Platform

Biocartis, an innovative molecular diagnostics company, announced the launch of its first infectio…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Scienion, Grenier Bio-One Collaborate on Rapid Multiplex Dx for Infectious Disease

European firms Scienion and Grenier Bio-One announced a collaboration to co-develop rapid, multipl…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

BioFire Defense Ebola Test Fares Well in Sierra Leone, UK Evaluation

A research team from the UK has determined that a rapid molecular Ebola assay from BioMérieux subs…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Researchers Launch Bloodless Urine-based Malaria Test

Scientists working in Nigeria have developed a new test for malaria using urine which they hope wi…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Western University Scientists Develop New Test to Detect E. Coli in Contaminated Food

Scientists at Western University have developed new technology that they believe has the potential…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Alere's SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo is First Dual Test to Receive WHO Prequalification

Alere, a global leader in rapid diagnostics, announced that its Alere SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo …

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Researchers Successfully Test New Method for Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola in Guinea

An international team of researchers, including Ahmed Abd El Wahed, scientist at the University of…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Huntsville Biotech Company Reaches Important Milestone with Deadly Bacteria Detection

Leaders at HudsonAlpha associate company iCubate believe they are one step closer to having its gr…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

New Tests Allow Quick Detection of Foodborne Bacteria

A new testing method developed by Abu Dhabi’s centralised laboratory will allow detection of foodb…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

T2Bacteria Panel Achieves Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Six Clinically-Relevant Bacteria Species Directly From Whole Blood

T2 Biosystems, Inc., a company developing innovative diagnostic products to improve patient health…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Roche Expands cobas 4800 System menu with HIV-1, HCV and HCV Genotyping Tests

Roche announced the commercial availability of the cobas HIV-1, HCV and HCV Genotyping (GT) assays…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2015

Startup Qvella Gets Funding to Develop Rapid Pathogen Detection Test

It's been more than a decade in the making, but Qvella is close to the holy grail of diagnosti…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2015

Bibby Scientific’s Techne PCR-based Method Allows Rapid and Specific Detection of Flavour Spoilage Yeast

Bibby Scientific announced today that it has launched a Techne PCR-based method for reliable and h…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2015

Omega Diagnostics Identifies 'Stability Issue' in Long-Awaited HIV Test Kit

Omega notes in a progress report it has been working “since the last update” to resolve a “stabili…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2015

Applied BioCode to Present Poster at AMP on 18-Plex GI Pathogen Panel with a High Throughput System

Applied BioCode announced today that its abstract for a poster on “18-Plex Gastrointestinal Pathog…

byRapidMicro •October 21, 2015

MedMira Receives FDA Approval for the Reveal® G4 Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test

MedMira Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the next g…

byRapidMicro •October 21, 2015

Roche Gets FDA Approval for Cobas MDx Systems; HBV, HCV Viral Load Tests

Roche has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Cobas 6800 and Cobas …

byRapidMicro •October 21, 2015

Ugandan Scientist Develops 5 Minute Ebola Test Kit

Ugandan scientist, Dr Misaki Wayengera has developed a rapid diagnostic test that can detect Ebola…

byRapidMicro •October 21, 2015