RECENT NEWS

Young adults, particularly university students, remain at increased risk from meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, with new figures showing that Meningitis B (MenB) was responsible for 97% of invasive meningococcal disease cases in 15 to 24-year-olds (93 of 96 cases) in England during 2025 to 2026.

Researchers have demonstrated that a streamlined genetic testing approach could identify more people with inherited breast cancer risk, while reducing the burden on NHS breast and genetic services.

International private health firm PureHealth has announced the expansion of its platform into laboratory operations across the UK, with its Circle Health Group subsidiary taking over Unilabs Limited’s existing UK operations.

Proscia has announced that Unilabs, one of the leading providers of medical diagnostic services in Europe, is leveraging the Concentriq platform to support the advancement of digital pathology across its network.

London-based pathology provider Synnovis is to expand its use of drones in the capital to transport urgent samples from both Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital to its Blackfriars laboratory hub.

Sysmex Europe and Cytek Biosciences have announced a strategic collaboration across Europe to enhance clinical flow cytometry workflows and expand access to innovative diagnostic solutions.

The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has published its recommendations on how the UK can strengthen the regulation of AI in healthcare, so it remains safe, keeps pace with innovation, and continues to earn people’s trust.

Molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health has announced the commercial launch of its IVDR-certified Yourgene Insight DPYD assay, expanding the company's clinical genetics portfolio across regulated European markets.

Eppendorf has announced the launch of the Centrifuge 5811 R, a refrigerated, multipurpose benchtop centrifuge designed to support a wide range of laboratory workflows

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highlighted that almost half of eligible primary-school aged children did not receive a influenza vaccine last year, as roll out of vaccines in schools starts ahead of this winter.

Genomic research and diagnostic firm OGT has announced the expansion of its SureSeq Universal NGS Unique Dual Index (UDI) range, enabling laboratories to multiplex up to 384 uniquely indexed samples in a single sequencing run.

Researchers developed a novel ‘mosaic’ nanoparticle vaccine platform that delivers broad-spectrum mucosal protection against emerging coronaviruses.

A new study has found that sleep app cough data can detect respiratory illness and signal outbreaks early.

Hamamatsu is to collaborate with AIxMed, a developer of software for digital cytology workflows, to evaluate the integration of AIxMed's ScanPilot with selected Hamamatsu NanoZoomer whole-slide scanner configurations for research and development workflows.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Cepheid’s Xpert Hemorrhagic Fever Panel test to support the diagnostic response to the Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has joined with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) to create a Manchester Sandbox allowing innovative technologies to be deployed and tested in NHS settings.

Una Health, the Stoke-on-Trent based specialist healthcare diagnostics company, is celebrating the two year anniversary of its consumer division, Femme Health - founded to bridge the gap between clinical diagnostics and women’s everyday health questions.

Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time, potentially paving the way for treatments that target the specific parts of the immune system that are altered over the trajectory of sepsis illness in adults.

Making genomic datasets more ancestrally diverse could make the diagnosis of rare conditions fairer and more accurate for everyone, according to new research.

The Immunological Toolbox, a central veterinary research resource offering access to information on more than 20,000 immune reagents, has been relaunched with a new website.