SanLuisObispo

SLO biotech company joins fight against coronavirus — by supplying test kits

A Wisconsin-based biotechnology company with a facility in San Luis Obispo is helping to meet the vast demand of coronavirus test kits worldwide. Promega Corp., which employs 75 people at its Promega ...
Politifact

Swabs and reagents: The coronavirus test materials everyone is talking about

Swabs and reagents are used to collect and process samples for coronavirus testing. The sudden worldwide demand for these materials has created a bottleneck and slowed down testing. Government ...
Business Wire

GenBody America Receives Amendment to FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Updated Point-of-Care Test Kits with Individual Reagents

JURUPA VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GenBody America, LLC, the U.S. affiliate of GenBody, Inc., a South Korean manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests and reagents for point-of-care applications for ...
Business Wire

PerkinElmer Launches Industry-First CRM Reagent and Consumable Kit to Streamline Cannabis Pesticide Testing Workflows

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched its ONE Pesticide 420 ™ CRM Reagent and Consumable Kit for cannabis & ...
iaea.org

Study proves effectiveness of alternative test kits for COVID-19

A recent study tested the performance and quality of alternative test kits used for the routine detection of the COVID-19 virus. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) The primordial days of the COVID-19 outbreak led ...
USA Today

Taylor Water Technologies Recalls Phosphate Reagent Bottles Sold with Test Kits Due to Risk of Severe Chemical Burns; Violation of Federal Regulation for Child-Resistant Packaging

This recall involves the replacement reagent #1 bottles sold with Taylor Phosphate Test Kits #K-1106 and also sold separately. The kits are used to test the level of phosphate in water for pools, spas ...
STAT

Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to U.S. coronavirus testing

The push to increase testing in the U.S. for the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has hit a new stumbling block: shortages of key chemicals needed to start up and run the tests. In particular, ...
Nasdaq

Oxford Immunotec Announces the Approval of the T-Cell Select™ Reagent Kit, Used to Automate the T-SPOT®.TB Test Workflow, for IVD Use in South Korea

OXFORD, United Kingdom and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Immunotec Global PLC (Nasdaq: OXFD) (the “Company”), a global, high-growth diagnostics company today announced ...
11Alive

This COVID test chemical could be poisonous. How to make sure you don't accidentally misuse it.

ATLANTA — Medical experts nationwide, including right here in Georgia, are warning adults and parents about an ingredient in COVID-19 testing kits that could be dangerous if misused. The warning comes ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Poison centers in U.S., Ohio sound alarm on chemical in some COVID-19 at-home tests

Be aware: That COVID-19 test kit in your home could contain a toxic substance that may be harmful to your children and you. The substance is sodium azide, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...