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Scout secures CARB-X grant to advance diagnostic test development
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
Scout, formerly Uh Oh Labs, will advance its point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with a new $1 million accelerator grant.
April 22, 2024
Researchers tweak TB treatment assay to support global use
By
Nick Paul Taylor
Researchers have developed a tuberculosis (TB) treatment assay that could be a faster, simpler method for monitoring patients.
April 10, 2024
Researchers map protein biomarkers in sepsis fight
By
Liz Carey
Swedish researchers are mapping patterns of protein biomarkers in sepsis that could be useful for simple blood tests in the emergency department, according to research to be presented at ECCMID 2024.
April 2, 2024
WHO launches new guidance on TB diagnostics
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
The World Health Organization has published updated guidance for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), including new recommendations on the use of next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of drug-resistant TB.
March 21, 2024
Harvard team develops compound to combat drug-resistant bacteria
By
Matt Limb
Harvard University researchers say they have created an antibiotic that can overcome many drug-resistant infections.
March 13, 2024
New class of broad-spectrum antivirals could be first line of pandemic defense: Study
By
Nick Paul Taylor
Targeting a cellular pathway has inhibited SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses in preclinical tests, pointing to a potential new class of first-line antivirals with broad effectiveness against emerging pathogens.
March 5, 2024
BioMérieux, FDA to collaborate on combating food-borne pathogens
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
BioMérieux has entered into a strategic research collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop technologies to improve the detection and characterization of food-borne pathogens.
March 1, 2024
Global research network launches to fight strep A infections
By
Matt Limb
Scientists have launched a global research network to combat deadly strep A infections that can trigger sepsis and heart damage in children.
February 27, 2024
Bavarian Nordic ends cancer vaccine program
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
Biotech firm Bavarian Nordic is ceasing all work on its cancer vaccine program, instead prioritizing its infectious disease projects.
February 22, 2024
CRISPR and nanopore technology enable sensitive and specific mpox detection
By
Nick Paul Taylor
A test that combines CRISPR gene editing and nanopore sensing technology could accelerate the detection of mpox and other pathogens, according to a paper published in
Biosensors and Bioelectronics
.
February 16, 2024
T2 Biosystems gets FDA nod to expand bacteria panel
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
T2 Biosystems announced it received 510(k) clearance to add A. baumannii to its T2Bacteria Panel.
February 12, 2024
CARB-X awards funding to Visby Medical for gonorrhea, antibiotic susceptibility test
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
CARB-X will award up to $1.8 million to biotech firm Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid polymerase chain reaction test to detect
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
, the pathogen that causes gonorrhea, including its susceptibility to ciprofloxacin.
February 8, 2024
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