Bio-Techne (NSDQ:TECH) and Kantaro Biosciences announced a partnership to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 serology tests. Kantaro, a commercial affiliate of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, will collaborate with Bio-Techne to develop a test kit based on the Mount Sinai-developed coronavirus test and scale the manufacturing and distribution of those kits. The companies […]
Are coronavirus antibody tests all they’re cracked up to be?
With pressure mounting to get Americans back to work, the new focus is on tests that purport to indicate antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2. These serological tests are supposed measure the amount of antibodies or proteins present in the blood when the body is responding to a specific infection, like COVID-19. Many companies in China have […]
This visor-like device could be a defibrillator for stroke
A portable, visor-like device has shown potential for detecting emergent large-vessel occlusion with 92% accuracy in patients who may have had a stroke. The researchers suggest that the diagnostic device could be readily accessible to emergency personnel and in public spaces in the same way a defibrillator is available for treating heart attacks. Researchers and […]
