On February 24, China National Medical Device Co., Ltd. and GE Healthcare China signed an agreement in Beijing to establish a medical equipment joint venture in China to meet the growing demand of China's medical and health market.

The $3.95 billion worldwide molecular diagnostic POC testing market is seeing increasing international activity with China becoming a particularly intriguing part of the Asia Pacific region according to The Market and Future Potential for Molecular Point of Care, published by Kalorama Information.

CareDx reported after the close of the market on Monday year-over-year revenue gains of 4 percent for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 9 percent for the full year.

POCT is a clinical test that is performed next to the patient and sampled on-site for immediate analysis. Simplicity and convenience are always the most important features of POCT.

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday evening that it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for Lucira Health's Lucira COVID-19 & Flu test, the first over-the-counter, at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, as well as SARS-CoV-2.

Chembio Diagnostics has obtained a CLIA waiver from the US Food and Drug Administration for its DPP HIV-Syphilis System, the firm announced on Friday.

On February 22, the National Development and Reform Commission announced the list of the 29th of newly identified and all national enterprise technology centers. More than 20 IVD-related enterprises are on the list!

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted Emergency Use Authorization for Mologic's over-the-counter SARS-CoV-2 antigen test.

Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics, reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

On February 20, Roche Group and Zhuhai People's Hospital Medical Group formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

Spectrum Solutions announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) Class II clearance to the SDNA Saliva Collection Device as a microbial nucleic acid storage and stabilization device.

Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

On 18 February, a launch ceremony was held in Macau for Macau Biotech Company jointly established by Namyue Group and Shenzhen Yhlo Biotech Co., Ltd.

Sherlock Biosciences said that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for the diagnostic use of the Cas12 enzyme, an integral part of the firm's diagnostic testing technology.

Becton Dickinson announced that its BD Onclarity human papillomavirus virus test has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use with the Hologic ThinPrep Pap test.