As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, last week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in March 2020, with 183,037 positive tests reported in the 24 hours to ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the world, diagnostic tests have been some of the most powerful weapons against the virus spread. There has been a slew of different tests thrown ...

CAMBRIDGE & WETHERBY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

A Covid-19 lateral flow test showing a negative result. Routine testing to identify those infected followed by efficient contact tracing, and supported isolation is still the most effective public ...

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences Company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in both the present and potential ...

Not long ago, referring to a lateral flow test would have resulted in blank stares, even though they’re common diagnostic devices used in over-the-counter pregnancy tests, for example. But the ...

AMERICA’S FEDERAL government–which had made the roll-out of vaccines its priority, rather than widespread testing–has said it will provide 500m rapid antigen tests free of charge to consumers, as the ...

Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a 3D printing technique that extends the possibilities of lateral flow testing. These tests are widespread in the form of the classic pregnancy test ...

A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff. Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at ...

As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, Covid case numbers have continued to rise across the UK in record numbers, with 120,821 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Now, the prime ...