Clinical Chemistry

Blood-based biomarker score suggests lower type 2 diabetes risk with Mediterranean diet

Researchers have developed a blood test to objectively detect adherence to a Mediterranean diet and its association with lower type 2 diabetes risk.

May 1, 2023

Quest launches long-COVID testing panels for consumers

The panels could be used by any of the millions of Americans that still suffer from lingering COVID-19 side effects, Quest said.

March 22, 2023

Siemens Healthineers, Unilabs ink 200-million euro agreement

In the first years of the agreement, Siemens Healthineers will install high- and mid-volume immunoassay and clinical chemistry analyzers, including the Atellica Solution and Atellica CI 1900, sample handlers, hemostasis analyzers, and automation solution

February 2, 2023

Abbott Q3 diagnostics revenues decline 6% on lower COVID testing demand

Excluding COVID-19 testing-related sales, worldwide Diagnostics sales declined 0.2% on a reported basis and increased 6.1% on an organic basis in the third quarter.

October 19, 2022

Roche Diagnostics revenues rise 4% for first nine months despite sharp drop in Q3 COVID sales

Roche posted CHF 600 million in Q3 revenues for COVID-19 products compared to CHF 1 billion in the same period last year.

October 18, 2022

QuidelOrtho expects Q3 revenues of $782 million to $785 million

For its first full quarter as a combined company, QuidelOrtho’s COVID-19 product revenue is expected to be approximately $171 million

October 12, 2022

Roche nabs FDA clearance for low- to mid-volume lab system

A member of the Cobas family of serum-work-area solutions, the system combines clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and ion-selective electrode diagnostic testing onto a single platform to optimize space and resources for low- to mid-volume labs. It automates manual tasks, improves productivity, and supports fast delivery of patient results, Roche said.

September 18, 2022

Siemens Healthineers unveils in vitro diagnostics systems at AACC 2022

The system, with the capacity to conduct more than 250,000 clinical chemistry tests per year and more than 25,000 immunoassay tests per year, is in development and under review for potential clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the firm said.

July 26, 2022

AACC names new Clinical Chemistry editor in chief

Prior to the editor in chief role, Park served as an associate editor of Clinical Chemistry for seven years and Laboratory Investigation for five years, in addition to serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for numerous other journals, according to a press release from the AACC.

February 21, 2022

20/20 GeneSystems launches clinical lab innovation facility

Called the Clinical Lab Innovation Axcellerator (CLIAx), the laboratory gives diagnostic test developers access to instrumentation and staff. CLIAx comprises 3,000 sq ft of available lab space and testing equipment, including a polymerase chain reaction/molecular assay suite, as well as capabilities in next-generation sequencing, immunoassays, and clinical chemistry, according to 20/20 GeneSystems.

September 28, 2021

What the just-passed CARES Act means for U.S. labs and IVD vendors

CARES stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and the legislation won the quick approval of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). The AACC noted that the CARES Act provides insurance coverage for all COVID-19 diagnostic tests, regardless of whether they are performed under an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That was a sticking point in the recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

March 25, 2020

LabVantage launches lab information system in North America

The LabVantage Medical Suite laboratory information system (LIS) integrates functions from major health and medicine disciplines, including pathology, genomics, microbiology, and clinical chemistry.

March 4, 2020

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