Rapid Micro Methods News

New Microfluidic-Microwave Ring Resonator Biosensor to Detect Pathogenic Bacteria

Canadian researchers utilized the lab-on-a-chip microfluidic technology to develop a new biosensor …

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

Mobile Device by UCLA Makes the Detection of Parasitic Infections Faster and More Sensitive

Parasitic infections affect hundreds of millions of people, posing a serious public health threat w…

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

New Field Test Discerns Between Ebola and Lookalike Fevers

At the close of the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola crisis, the Paul G. Allen Foundation identified dia…

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

WPI Researchers Developing a Biosensor That Can Speed Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a biosensor that doctors and nu…

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

Handheld Gadget to Provide Rapid Food Quality Testing

A microbiological detection device will help speed up the measurement of contamination in raw meat,…

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

3M Earns AOAC® Performance Tested Methods Certification for Rapid Campylobacter Test

3M Food Safety announced today that the 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2—Campylobacter, a rapid mole…

byRapidMicro •December 22, 2018

SpeeDx Receives CE-IVD Mark for ResistancePlus® GC Gonorrhea Test

SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. announced it has received CE-IVD marking for its ResistancePlus® GC assay that det…

byRapidMicro •December 18, 2018

Rapid Detection of Foodborne Pathogens using Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

A researcher at University of Malaya, Malaysia, has developed a real-time method based on specific …

byRapidMicro •December 18, 2018

Ultrasensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test Outperformed Regular Rapid Tests in Identifying Asymptomatic Malaria Infections

A recently developed ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test outperformed regular rapid diagnostic tes…

byRapidMicro •December 18, 2018

Nanopore Detection of Single Flu Viruses to Control Outbreaks

Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of…

byRapidMicro •November 29, 2018

New Chlamydia Test Delivers Results in About 30 Minutes

NIBIB-funded researchers recently validated a rapid STD test that delivered accurate results in abo…

byRapidMicro •November 29, 2018

Researchers Develop Tool for Speedy Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections

Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the Uni…

byRapidMicro •November 29, 2018

Pregnancy Style Test for E. coli and Romaine Lettuce

With seven deaths, 31 suffering kidney failure, 159 hospitalised and at least 339 Americans and Can…

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

Mesa Biotech Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance and CLIA Waiver for Its Accula™ RSV Molecular Point of Care Test

Mesa Biotech Inc., is a privately held, molecular diagnostic company that has developed an affordab…

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

Indian Scientists Develop Highly Sensitive and Rapid Tests for Detection of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the Wo…

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

LuminUltra Concludes Acquisition Of Aqua-Tools’ Rapid Microbial & Ballast Water Monitoring Solutions

LuminUltra, the Canada-headquartered specialist in microbiological monitoring tools, has completed …

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

Two Pore Guys Receives Grant to Develop Sensitive, Low-Cost Molecular Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis

Two Pore Guys, Inc. (2PG) announced that the company has received a $2.8 million grant from the Bil…

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

FluChip-8G Tested in US and China for Rapid Characterization of Influenza Viruses

Scientists at Duke Kunshan University and Duke University are collaborating with InDevR Inc. to eva…

byRapidMicro •November 27, 2018

Mesa Biotech Obtains CE Mark for its Accula RSV Molecular Point of Care Test

Mesa Biotech Inc., a privately-held, molecular diagnostic company that has developed an affordable …

byRapidMicro •November 14, 2018

Bio-Rad Wins USDA Contract for Its Pathogen Detection Testing Products

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic produc…

byRapidMicro •November 14, 2018

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of First Ebola Fingerstick Test with Portable Reader

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that an emergency use authorization (EUA) has been …

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2018

Cellphone Technology Developed to Detect HIV

The management of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), an autoimmune disorder that cripples the i…

byRapidMicro •November 12, 2018

FDA Approves First Drug Using the Recombinant Factor C Assay for Endotoxin Testing

Lonza announced today that the recombinant Factor C (rFC) Assay has been used for endotoxin testing…

byRapidMicro •November 08, 2018

Detecting E. coli Strains Using Molecular Electronics

Finding a fast and inexpensive way to detect specific strains of bacteria and viruses is critical t…

byRapidMicro •November 05, 2018

UCLA Engineers Invent Small, Inexpensive RNA Detector to Quickly Test for Infections

Today, most medical tests to detect bacteria or viruses in body fluids take hours or days to proces…

byRapidMicro •November 03, 2018