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Actim Oy antigen test for diagnosis of acute COVID-19 infection receives CE marking

The Finnish diagnostics company Actim Oy has recently received a CE mark for the new Actim SARS-CoV-2 rapid test. The test is intended for healthcare professionals and it detects the nucleoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the nasopharyngeal swab sample. The test has been shown to perform reliably with different variants of the coronavirus, such as […]

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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses

A thorough understanding of the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is necessary for the evaluation of the efficacy of vaccines and vaccine candidates against this virus. This article discusses how some parts of the humoral and cellular immune responses can be analysed to improve our understanding of how the body reacts to this virus.

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Bruker Corp launches two new timsTOF instruments

Bruker Corporation has launched two new timsTOF instruments – the timsTOF SCP for unbiased single cell 4D-proteomics and the next-gen timsTOF Pro 2 with unprecedented proteomic depth. The instruments enable new applications and methods in unbiased proteomics, epiproteomics/PTM characterization, and unbiased, deep multiomic biomarker discovery, such as in cancer liquid biopsy research.

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Speeding up flow cytometry in clinical development

Flow cytometry is one of many analytical techniques used in clinical development to help discover new biomarkers and aid in development of new therapies. This article highlights how automated gating can expedite data processing and management, leading to improved productivity and insights in flow cytometry analysis for clinical research.

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Developments in optical fibre imaging: nano-ultrasonography and more

Optical fibres have revolutionized clinical practice in the form of the optical endoscope, and are now providing the framework for an entirely new endoscopic paradigm: all-optical ultrasound. Here we describe a phonon probe, which offers a route towards cellular resolution acoustic imaging – while also offering new capabilities such as label-free contrast and parallel spectroscopy […]

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Epigenetic diagnostics and preventive medicine

Although we have a reasonable understanding of a number of mechanisms of epigenetic regulation, we are still have a lot more to learn about the impact and influence of epigenetic regulation, particularly in relation to disease. CLI caught up with Professor Michael Skinner (Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, USA) to find out more […]