Immunologic tests

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test Developed by Promega Receives CE Mark

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Health, Infectious diseases, Other Science, Research, Science, Biotechnology, Immunologic tests, Medicine, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, Immunoassay, Promega, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Biotechnology, DiaSorin

A SARS-CoV-2 antibody test developed by Promega Corporation, the Lumit Dx SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay, has received CE marking and is now available in Europe.

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  • A SARS-CoV-2 antibody test developed by Promega Corporation, the Lumit Dx SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay, has received CE marking and is now available in Europe.
  • The novel bioluminescent immunoassay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test intended to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in serum.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210609005062/en/
    The Lumit Dx SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay by Promega has received CE marking.
  • The novel bioluminescent immunoassay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test intended to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in serum.

LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics announce partnership for COVID-19 test kit distribution

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Medicine, Medical tests, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, Medical terminology, Immunologic tests, Chromatography, Molecular biology, Rapid antigen test, COVID-19 rapid antigen test, Point-of-care testing

LIVERPOOL, England, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics (GAD)today announced a new partnership to make a variety of diagnostic kits, starting with COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, available in Low to Middle Income Countries.

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  • LIVERPOOL, England, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics (GAD)today announced a new partnership to make a variety of diagnostic kits, starting with COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, available in Low to Middle Income Countries.
  • This partnership will bring rapid antigen test kits to the market at an affordable price.
  • We are aligned in driving access to our COVID-19 antigen test for as many people as possible."
  • "LivFul was founded to expand health access with products that transform lives and business models that reach all people.

Integral Molecular Expands Partnership with Japan's Life Sciences Distributor Funakoshi to Provide Access to Antibody Specificity and Epitope Mapping Services

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Medical specialties, Immunologic tests, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Immunology, Antigenic determinant, Epitope mapping, Antibody, Epitope

PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Molecular has expanded its partnership with Funakoshi, a leader in distributing life science research reagents and services, to be the exclusive provider of Integral Molecular's therapeutic antibody characterization technologies in Japan.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Molecular has expanded its partnership with Funakoshi, a leader in distributing life science research reagents and services, to be the exclusive provider of Integral Molecular's therapeutic antibody characterization technologies in Japan.
  • The partnership will provide researchers with access to antibody characterization technologies optimized to deliver IND-ready results in as little as 4 weeks, including off-target specificity profiling using the Membrane Proteome Array and high-resolution epitope mapping using Shotgun Mutagenesis .
  • Detailed specificity and epitope analysis are critical for therapeutic antibody success and intellectual property protection.
  • "We have a long-standing partnership with Integral Molecular, having distributedtheir Lipoparticle products for more than 8 years," said Tetsuya Ikeda, President and CEO of Funakoshi.

MHRA Confirms Registration of Avacta’s AffiDX® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Lateral Flow Test

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Science, Biotechnology, Research, Pharmaceutical, Oncology, Health, Medical devices, Infectious diseases, Medicine, Branches of biology, Biology, Medical tests, Biotechnology, Immunologic tests, Chromatography, Molecular biology, Rapid antigen test, Lateral flow test, Affimer, Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of diagnostics and innovative cancer therapies based on its proprietary Affimer and pre|CISION platforms, is pleased to announce that the MHRA has confirmed registration of Avactas AffiDX SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test allowing the Company to place the product on the market in the UK for professional use.

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  • Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of diagnostics and innovative cancer therapies based on its proprietary Affimer and pre|CISION platforms, is pleased to announce that the MHRA has confirmed registration of Avactas AffiDX SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test allowing the Company to place the product on the market in the UK for professional use.
  • Lateral flow antigen tests are intended to provide a cost effective and rapid means of identifying individuals with a high viral load that means they are more likely to infect others.
  • The clinical data for Avactas AffiDX SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test reported in April demonstrated 100% sensitivity for identifying infectious individuals with viral loads measured by PCR of Ct
  • Dr Alastair Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Avacta Group, commented: I am delighted to receive confirmation of the registration of the AffiDX SARS-CoV-2 antigen test from the MHRA.

Altimmune Demonstrates Strong Neutralization of South African Variant in Preclinical Study of Intranasal AdCOVID™

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Medical specialties, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Immunologic tests, Antibodies, Neutralizing antibody, COVID-19, Titer, Plaque reduction neutralization test

The serum neutralizing antibody titers were determined using a live virus focus reduction neutralization titer (FRNT) assay with a 50% neutralization endpoint.

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  • The serum neutralizing antibody titers were determined using a live virus focus reduction neutralization titer (FRNT) assay with a 50% neutralization endpoint.
  • Importantly, AdCOVID also promoted a strong mucosal neutralizing response to the B.1.351 virus in the respiratory tract with bronchoalveolar lavages showing neutralization of the variant virus.
  • AdCOVID is a single-dose intranasal vaccine candidate for COVID-19 currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial.
  • Altimmune is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing intranasal vaccines, immune modulating therapies and treatments for liver disease.

ProMIS Neurosciences initiates commercialization of COVID-19 serology assay

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Medical specialties, Zoonoses, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Immunologic tests, Laboratory techniques, Assay, Biochemistry, Titration, ELISA, COVID-19, Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus

I am delighted to lead this opportunity on behalf of ProMIS Neurosciences, stated Owen Dempsey.

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  • I am delighted to lead this opportunity on behalf of ProMIS Neurosciences, stated Owen Dempsey.
  • Our initial focus will be on commercialization to the medical and public health community, vaccine developers, pharmaceutical companies, governmental agencies and other organizations.
  • This advanced serology test developed by ProMIS Neurosciences measures not only serum antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, but also their protective activity against infection.
  • Additional variants can be added to the assay as they are identified.The assay utilizes an advanced, high-throughput, sensitive and accurate surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology as opposed to traditionalELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) methods.

AvantGen receives an award from the NIH/RADx to commercialize its anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies for ultra-high sensitivity lateral flow assay development

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Branches of biology, Natural sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Immunologic tests, Chromatography, Medical terminology, Rapid antigen test, Lateral flow test, Polymerase chain reaction, LFA

A pair of the antibody clones has been evaluated extensively in a rapid lateral flow assay (LFA) format for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 N protein.

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  • A pair of the antibody clones has been evaluated extensively in a rapid lateral flow assay (LFA) format for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 N protein.
  • The LFA test can detect N protein in clinical samples (n=55; Ct values 14-38) with 100% sensitivity.
  • We are extremely pleased to see that our rapid test exhibits an ultra-high sensitivity similar to that of the CDCs PCR test.
  • With the funding from RADx, we look forward to the further development of rapid antigen tests with these antibodies.

eMed Donates 1,000 COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for the Benefit of M-DCPS Students, Teachers and Families

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Medicine, Immunologic tests, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, Medical terminology, Medical tests, Chromatography, Molecular biology, Rapid antigen test, COVID-19 testing, ELISA, Return to normalcy

"Helping communities in need attain greater access to rapid antigen testing is part of the solution we can all contribute to as we move forward and transition into a post-pandemic \'transformed normal\'.

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  • "Helping communities in need attain greater access to rapid antigen testing is part of the solution we can all contribute to as we move forward and transition into a post-pandemic \'transformed normal\'.
  • "The distribution of these COVID-19 test kits will contribute to the wellbeing of our community and allow us to continue moving toward a sense of normalcy.
  • "This partnership provides an additional resource for supporting our students and families during such difficult times so that they can overcome this pandemic and return to normalcy.
  • We embrace quantitative medicine to deliver prescribed tests and treatments directly to patients, driving better and more cost-effective health outcomes.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emed-donates-1-000-covid-19-rapi...\n'

ZEUS Scientific ELISA™ SARS-CoV-2 IgG Test System Receives Expanded Automation Claims Through FDA EUA

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Medicine, Medical specialties, Immunologic tests, Clinical medicine, ELISA, Immunoassay, Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Combined with our recent additional FDA EUA ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Test System, ZEUS now provides a comprehensive portfolio of FDA EUA ELISA SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, which includes validated full automation on theDynex Technologies suite of instruments (DS2, DSX, Agility).

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  • Combined with our recent additional FDA EUA ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Test System, ZEUS now provides a comprehensive portfolio of FDA EUA ELISA SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, which includes validated full automation on theDynex Technologies suite of instruments (DS2, DSX, Agility).
  • This protocol offers a high degree of flexibility with incubation times allowing for simple, efficient, and flexible automation programming on open pipetting systems.\nFor over 40 years, laboratories have trusted ZEUS Scientific to provide high-qualityin vitrodiagnostic immunoassays for numerous infectious diseases.
  • These tests have been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories.
  • 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.\n"

Bio-Techne and Narayana Nethralaya Collaborate on the use of Ella for Ophthalmic Disorder Diagnostic Applications

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Immunologic tests, Bio-Techne, Immunoassay, Ophthalmology, Biology, Sankara Nethralaya

b'MINNEAPOLIS, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced a collaboration with Narayana Nethralaya to develop a diagnostic solution for ophthalmology disorders on its ProteinSimple branded, multiplexing immunoassay instrument, Ella.

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  • b'MINNEAPOLIS, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced a collaboration with Narayana Nethralaya to develop a diagnostic solution for ophthalmology disorders on its ProteinSimple branded, multiplexing immunoassay instrument, Ella.
  • The Ella platform , which is currently sold for research use only, allows users to perform high-quality immunoassays with no manual intervention, delivering results in just 90 minutes and requiring only 25 L of sample.
  • Narayana Nethralaya plans to conduct diagnostic clinical trials in India, with the aim of filing for regulatory approval using Ella as a diagnostic device for ophthalmic applications.\n"This collaboration with Narayana Nethralaya potentially expands Ella\'s capabilities as a tool for diagnosing ophthalmology disorders in India," commented Chuck Kummeth, Bio-Techne\'s President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • "We believe Ella has great potential as a clinical diagnostic system and look forward to pursuing these applications in the future.