Caltech researchers have developed a new type of multiplexed test with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection through rapid analysis of small volumes of saliva or blood in less than 10 minutes.

From July to September, eight Chinese in vitro diagnostic companies have successively obtained Emergency Use Authorization(EUA) issued by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) .

NGS cancer companion diagnostics is an emerging industry in China, and its industry concentration has gradually increased over the past 6 years around development.

Recently, Gofar issued a report (draft) on the acquisition of KOALSON, proposing to purchase the 99.9779% of KOALSON's shares held by eight people with the transaction price of about 356 million yuan by issuing shares and paying cash.

In Sep. 16th, Zhejiang Gongdong Medical Technology Co., Ltd. successfully listed on SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange).

Recently, Gilead Sciences announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with the American biotechnology company Immunomedics (Nasdaq: IMMU).

An Imperial team has repurposed robotic technology normally used for synthetic biology research to help with testing for COVID-19.

An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use.

A method that lights up tags attached to selected proteins can help to purify the proteins from a mixed protein pool.

Researchers compared lipoproteins and metabolites in the blood of COVID-19 patients and healthy subjects, revealing signs of multi-organ damage in patients that could someday help diagnose and treat COVID-19.

Beijing Bohui Innovation Biotechnology acquires a total of 50% of ABIOQUANT BIO-MEDCAL TECHNOLOGY with RMB 24 million in cash.

A-share spin-off listing set off a crazy trend recently. According to Securities Daily, till Aug. 13, exceeding 40 listed companies planned to spin-off listing.

According to 2019 China In Vitro Diagnosis Industry Report, the size of Chinese IVD market in 2019 exceeded RMB 90 billion (over US$ 12.8 billion), with a growth of about 15%. Among them, imported products account for about 55% in the overall market.

Sept. 4th, the much-awaited safety and immunogenicity data of two early phase clinical trials of Gam-COVID 19 have been published in the medical journal The Lancet, and experts have been quick to provide their thoughts on the data.

A blood test on hospital admission showing the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 can identify patients at a high risk of severe COVID-19.