A new report published by The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) highlights the crisis facing paediatric and perinatal pathology, with long waits for waits for post-mortem reports and only 3% of consultants believing that current staffing levels are adequate to ensure the long-term sustainability of their service.
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Management of risk: an action plan for pulling everything together
Stephen MacDonald concludes his series of articles on risk-based quality management by drawing together the various elements on which each of the previous seven articles focused.
POCT Innovators event: The power to disrupt through diagnostics
December sees the 11th POCT Innovators event take place in Chelsea, London – this time examining how diagnostics can play a role in delivering the 10 Year Plan.
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ProtonDx's Dragonfly evaluated for identifying hidden malaria cases
A new study has shown that Dragonfly, a low-cost, rapid, molecular testing platform is successfully able to detect asymptomatic malaria infections.
New blood-based assay for Alzheimer's disease research
Precision proteomics firm Alamar Biosciences has announced the launch of the NULISAqpcr BD-pTau217 Assay, which it says is a transformative leap in blood-based quantification of brain-derived phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217)—a pivotal biomarker in Alzheimer's disease research and other tauopathies.
Ten-colour PCR platform bridges gap between PCR and NGS
Countable Labs has announced the launch of Countable 10, the first and only PCR platform capable of 10-color multiplexing. The new platform will extend the utility of the company’s core Countable PCR technology to enable higher level multiplexing that easily and cleanly reveals more insights in a single reaction.
Gestalt launches PathFlow update
Gestalt has announced the release of PathFlow Version 6, the latest evolution of its award-winning digital pathology platform.
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Transmission electron microscopy webinar
Online
25 November, 2025
UK NEQAS for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting
The Royal National Hotel, 38 – 51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
28 November, 2025
Introduction to bone marrow trephine
Online
9 December, 2025
Fresh muscle biopsies webinar
Online
11 December, 2025
POCT Innovators - The power to disrupt through diagnostics
National Army Museum, Chelsea, London
15 December, 2025