Alice Kan[email protected]SequencingSequencing seeks to stay ahead of new COVID-19 surgesSequencing has been an essential tool for the development of strategies and therapeutics in the fight against COVID-19, and sequencing-based rapid and high-throughput diagnostics for COVID-19 are in development. Sequencing technology suppliers are collaborating with researchers to develop sequencing-based diagnostic tools. For example, several groups are using Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to develop ultrahigh-throughput COVID-19 diagnostic testing.June 7, 2020PCRVendors struggle to supply RNA extraction kits due to COVID-19SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 illness, encodes its genome in a single-stranded RNA. In vitro diagnostics of COVID-19 are done by quantitative PCR (qPCR), but first RNA must be extracted from a patient sample and reverse transcribed.May 10, 2020Page 1 of 1Top StoriesMergers & Acquisitions$16.5B CDMO deal unhindered by role in broader pharma supply chainNovo Holdings greenlighted by European Commission to take control of U.S.-based CDMO.Compliance and RegulationTexas lab owner accused of $79M RPP fraud schemeFDA Warning LetterFDA sounds bacteria alarms over CGMP violations in MaineResearch and DevelopmentRevvity broadens work in newborn testing for NHS EnglandSponsor ContentBody composition in patients treated with Ozempic