Tests that measure circulating DNA are not entirely new. Yet, until now such tests have been unable to determine the tissue of origin (other than in cases of noninvasive prenatal testing, in which DNA … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
FDA Approves Great Basin Scientific Test for Quick Staph Identification
April 4, 2016
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report Salt Lake City-based Great Basin Scientific has said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a test that provides … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Inflammatory Markers May Diagnose Back Conditions
March 15, 2016
Biochemical profiles of blood may improve diagnosis of conditions contributing to low back pain (LBP), according to a study published online Jan. 7 in Arthritis Research & Therapy. LBP is … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
NGS-Based Test for CF Promises Faster, Cheaper, More Thorough Analysis
March 15, 2016
Testing for the cystic fibrosis (CF) helped to fuel the first wave of clinical molecular diagnostics. Now, an assay developed by researchers at the Stanford University taps the power of multiplex … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Transgenomic Announces Two New Tests for Colorectal Cancer, Melanoma
March 14, 2016
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report Transgenomic has released two new liquid biopsy tests for colorectal cancer and metastatic melanoma. Both panels will focus on genetic mutations … [Read more...]
TECHNOLOGY
Neoteryx–A Less Ambitious Version of Theranos?
March 8, 2016
A California startup has launched a platform that can gather blood in tiny tubes for assays with all but no inconvenience for patients. And it is not Theranos. Unlike that troubled Silicon Valley … [Read more...]
PRICING
Veritas Launches Below-$1,000 Whole Genome Test
March 7, 2016
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report Veritas Genetics is launching a whole genome test under the four-figure price point. The whole genome assay is priced at $999, with interpretation … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Connecticut Lab Developing $200 BRCA Test
February 23, 2016
Just a few years ago, it could cost upward of $4,000 to undergo a molecular test for the BRCA gene. The prices began to drop following a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that prohibited the patenting … [Read more...]
DEALS
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Thermo Fisher to Develop NGS Pediatric Cancer Test Panel
February 22, 2016
By Ron Shinkman, Editor, Laboratory Industry Report Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has entered into a pact with Thermo Fisher Scientific to develop a panel of next-generation sequencing tests … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
New Molecular Test for Cystic Fibrosis Promises Faster, Better, Cheaper Analysis
February 16, 2016
By Stephanie Murg, Managing Director, G2 Intelligence The future of cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis is in sight. Testing for the genetic disease helped to fuel the first wave of clinical molecular … [Read more...]
