Controls/Reagents

Importance of third-party quality controls

Aug. 24, 2022

In the clinical laboratory, quality control (QC) refers to the process of detecting analytical errors to ensure both the reliability and accuracy of patient test results. It is...

Poor quality in reagents or controls can impact test results

Controls/Reagents

Controls and reagents as the ‘X-Factor’ in modern labs

Rudra Maharajh, MBA

Nov. 23, 2021

Bio Rad Covid Variants Multibox Kody Image

Controls/Reagents

Bio-Rad launches controls for SARS-CoV-2 variants

LABline

Aug. 13, 2021

Analysis Photo By National Cancer Institute On Unspl

Controls/Reagents

Liquid stable reference materials launched

LABline

Aug. 3, 2021

Controls/Reagents

PerkinElmer to acquire BioLegend

LABline

July 27, 2021

Controls/Reagents

University develops simplified COVID-19 diagnostic method

LABline

Jan. 19, 2021

Controls/Reagents

Diagnostic accuracy and reliability remain key in SARS-CoV-2 testing

Emma Callaghan

Aug. 19, 2020

The SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus, which leads to the disease COVID-19, presents in many as a minor cold or flu; however, for those with health complications, including autoimmune...

Controls/Reagents

Early career in food chemistry grows into enzymology-based diagnostics company

Brenda Silva

Aug. 19, 2020

After a career that started in food chemistry and agriculture you began Diazyme in 1999, which has had 30 patents granted in 20 years. When deciding to begin your own company,...

Controls/Reagents

Apple awards $10 million from Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics

LABline

May 22, 2020

Apple has awarded $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics. This will allow COPAN Diagnostics to rapidly accelerate its supply of sample collection...

Controls/Reagents

Exact Diagnostics announces the launch of EDX respiratory panel control

LABline

Feb. 24, 2020

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced that Exact Diagnostics, a company that Bio-Rad acquired in the...

Controls/Reagents

Reagent aids in diagnosis of myocardial infarction and liver disease

LABline

Nov. 12, 2019

Carolina Liquid Chemistries, Corp. (CLC), innovative leader in clinical diagnostics, announced a new addition to its menu of reagents: the Aldolase Reagent Pack for use on clinical...

Controls/Reagents

Vidan Diagnostics launches β-Hydroxybutyrate 21FS Reagent for BC AU clinical chemistry systems

LABline

Nov. 1, 2019

Vidan’s pre-filled reagent kits make it easy to load its β-Hydroxybutyrate 21FS Reagent directly onto the Beckman Coulter AU clinical chemistry systems. Competitor reagent kits...

Controls/Reagents

INTEGRA offers a clear advantage for NGS library preparation

LABline

Oct. 15, 2019

INTEGRA Biosciences has a suite of products designed to lower the cost of PCR setup and NGS library preparation. From Clear Advantage multichannel reagent reservoirs to VOYAGER...

Controls/Reagents

Best practices in onboarding open channel reagents and suppliers

Ronald Jamison

Aug. 22, 2019

Although manufacturers of branded clinical chemistry analyzers provide robust test menus, they cannot meet every clinical laboratorian’s needs and budget. Open channel reagent...

LIS

Using quality-focused analytics as an effective method to reduce errors in the laboratory

Tim Bickley, MT(ASCP), MBA, CPHIMS

April 18, 2018

Valuable information can be obtained from the laboratory information system (LIS), but only readily available laboratory analytic reports can help labs reduce errors and improve...

DNA/RNA

Nanopore technology offers a way forward for point-of-care diagnostics

Dan Heller

Jan. 25, 2018

When considering the future of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, clinical laboratory professionals can take a cue from the World Health Organization (WHO). As far back as 2004,...