Novel Technologies News for February 2021

Novel Technologies News Archive

Smiths Detection’s BioFlash shown to detect airborne COVID-19 Smiths Detection’s BioFlash shown to detect airborne COVID-19

LONDON, 17 February 2021 – Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today reports that its BioFlash® Biological Identifier is capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the air following tests conducted by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

Elypta launches RUO testing kit for glycosaminoglycan profiling (GAGS) Elypta launches RUO testing kit for glycosaminoglycan profiling (GAGS)

Stockholm, February 03, 2021: Molecular diagnostics firm Elypta announced today the launch of the first standardized testing service based on a RUO liquid biopsy for full spectrum glycosaminoglycan quantification for researchers. Elypta is also launching a sponsorship program to support more academic research in the field, prioritizing fundamental, pre-clinical, and clinical questions about how glycosaminoglycans relate to cancer.