bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces an agreement to acquire the assets of Day Zero Diagnostics, a US-based infectious disease diagnostics company using genome sequencing and machine learning to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections. This strategic acquisition aims to enhance bioMérieux's capabilities in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and rapid diagnostics, further solidifying its commitment to advancing healthcare and Antimicrobial Stewardship through innovative solutions.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.N), opens new tab plans to sell its diagnostics unit for about $4 billion in an attempt to offload some of its low-growth assets, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Fujirebio, a leading innovator in in-vitro diagnostics, today announced a collaboration with Stanford Medicine (Location: Palo Alto, California, USA) to advance research and innovation in the field of infectious disease testing. This collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of ultrasensitive immunoassays that incorporate single-molecule counting technology developed by Fujirebio’s Silicon Valley wholly-owned subsidiary, Fluxus, Inc. Greater test sensitivity can better inform treatment decisions in the clinic, as well as accelerate studies towards therapeutics and preventive strategies against infectious disease threats worldwide.

nSAGE, Caszyme, and Vilnius University have joined forces to form a consortium which will develop a new, advanced diagnostics solution. The UNCOVER project will develop a universal, CRISPR-based diagnostics platform for accurate and rapid detection of infectious diseases. This platform will be versatile, user-friendly, applicable to both human and animal health, and will be easily programable to address a wide range of pathogens and disease biomarkers.

Abbott last week received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its self-collected molecular test for sexually transmitted infections.

Pertussis is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease that can last for several months and often causes epidemics.

Gastroenteritis is a common disease in infants and young children. The treatment of mild cases is based on the prevention and correction of dehydration, electrolyte disturbance, and acid-base imbalance, while anti-infective treatment should be considered for infants and young children with gastroenteritis that has obvious toxic symptoms and cannot be completely explained by dehydration.

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens with no evidence of clinically manifested active TB.

Molecular diagnostics uses human saliva, tissue, blood, feces, urine, and other samples to detect disease-related markers and provides experimental diagnostic results for medical professionals in disease prevention, screening, diagnosis, stratification, prognosis, and efficacy monitoring.

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it plans to reclassify several types of qualitative and quantitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) tests as moderate risk Class II devices from their current classification as high-risk Class III devices.