IBMS Congress saw the official launch of a new project to create a Community of Practice for consultant and advanced practitioner biomedical scientists, and the project is looking for input to help guide its development.
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Improving blood services with new technology in south west London
Earlier this year, South West London Pathology celebrated the installation of new analysers and automated tracking at Croydon Hospital’s essential service laboratory. Six months on, Pathology in Practice Editor Andy Myall caught up with SWLP‘s Managing Director Simon Brewer to see how the project is progressing.
Annual SHOT Report 2024: laboratories in need of a lifeline
In its 2024 annual report, the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) scheme shows evidence of a particularly challenging year for staff working in transfusion laboratories.
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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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