Rapid Micro Methods News

Researchers Develop Rapid, Multiplexed High-Res Melt Assay for Microbial Species Differentiation

Differentiating species using real-time PCR is critical to clinical and forensic labs, but develop…

byRapidMicro •February 29, 2016

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital Release Country's First Rapid Test for Zika Virus

Collaboration between two Texas Medical Center institutions has resulted in today's release of…

byRapidMicro •February 29, 2016

George Wash. Univ. Tests New Method for Rapid Detection of Infection in Wounds

A new method for detection of infection in wounds could take physicians less than a minute to comp…

byRapidMicro •February 06, 2016

Australia's Atomo Secures $6M to Deploy its Rapid HIV Self-Diagnostic in Emerging Markets

The Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) announced it has provided a $6 million loan to Atomo Diag…

byRapidMicro •February 04, 2016

Abbott to Acquire Alere, Becoming Leader in Point of Care Testing and Significantly Advancing Global Diagnostics Presence

Abbott and Alere Inc. announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Alere, significantly …

byRapidMicro •February 04, 2016

ZeptoMetrixto Release NATtrol Inactivated Zika Virus for the Development of Molecular Diagnostic Assays and Ongoing Clinical Laboratory Quality Control

ZeptoMetrix™ Corporation (ZMC), announced today the release of several new products to aid in the …

byRapidMicro •February 04, 2016

CosmosID Announces Partnership with QIAGEN for Microbial Analysis

CosmosID, a leading genomic big data company, today announced a partnership with QIAGEN to launch …

byRapidMicro •February 03, 2016

Startup Develops Quick Breath Test for TB Based on UNM Tech

Doctors could soon determine if patients have tuberculosis in less than 10 minutes with a simple b…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

UC San Diego Researchers Develop Novel Detection Method for Antibiotics Resistance

A recent article by UC San Diego researchers, published in the journal EBioMedicine , reported the…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Obama Calls for Rapid Zika Research and Development of Diagnostic Tests as Virus Seen Spreading

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatmen…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Sample6 Awarded New Patent for Phage Engineering Detection Technology

Food safety innovator Sample6 announced that it has earned a new patent for its phage-based bacter…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Fingerprint to Identify Foodborne Pathogens Moves Closer to Production

A Purdue University innovation that creates a "fingerprint-like pattern" to identify foo…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Warning That UK Lacks Capability to Respond to a Domestic Ebola Outbreak

Britain's response to the Ebola outbreak was marked by “systemic delay” and it is “naive” to t…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

New Test Could Detect Elusive Pathogens in Patients at High Infection Risk

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have created a test that they say has the potentia…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Rapid Diagnostic Tests Detect Malaria in Pregnant Women When Used Early

Rapid diagnostic tests may be an effective tool to detect malaria among pregnant women in endemic …

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Micro Imaging Technology Adds Staph aureus to its Catalog of Identifiers

Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. announced that its MIT 1000 System can now identify Staphylococcus…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016

Cepheid Announces Diagnostic Collaboration With MedImmune And COMBACTE To Facilitate Clinical Trials Of New Monoclonal Antibodies To Prevent Serious Infectious Diseases

Cepheid announced a collaboration with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development ar…

byRapidMicro •February 01, 2016