ResourcesVendorsMicrobiologyCopan Diagnostics26055 Jefferson Ave Murrieta, CA, USA 95262Latest from Copan DiagnosticsMicrobiologyCopan Diagnostics receives second FDA clearance for semiautomated preanalytical processorBy LabPulse.com staff writersWith this second clearance, Colibri can prepare microbial suspensions for antibiotic susceptibility testing with the BioMérieux Vitek 2 system.October 11, 2022510(k)Copan launches new colony selection softwareBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe software automatically detects and "tags" the best colonies to be picked for specimen workup, the company said. The software can interpret growth based on each laboratory's custom rules, presumptively identify colonial morphology, and preselect the best isolated colonies for workup, Copan added.January 19, 2022InfectiousCopan gets $10M from Apple to boost sample collection kit supplyBy LabPulse.com staff writersThe funding allows Copan Diagnostics to increase production from several thousand to more than 1 million kits per week by July.May 7, 2020Cervical CancerWhat will it take for home cervical cancer testing to take off?By Emily HayesIn a large U.S. study conducted by Kaiser Permanente Washington, women who were overdue for cervical cancer screening were sent home-testing kits for HPV, but only about 12% sent them back. And though the screening rate was improved, the rate of detection for precancerous lesions was not significantly higher. In addition, a sizeable percentage of those with the most worrisome findings failed to follow up with colposcopy as they should have, according to results published November 6 in JAMA Network Open. Nevertheless, researchers have cause for optimism.November 7, 2019Artificial IntelligenceGrowing AI healthcare market boasts variety of deploymentsBy Bruce CarlsonPopulation health, workflow improvements, diagnostics, and risk assessment are among the areas where artificial intelligence is already being deployed.October 13, 2019