To ensure the quality and safety of medical services in primary healthcare institutions, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other relevant authorities issued a notice on 1 April 2026, outlining a three-year nationwide action.

Microplate-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Metis of Aikang MedTech Co., Ltd. (henceforth referred to as Aikang) received approval for marketing in 2015; and its MGT-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Aigel received approval for marketing in 2016.

On September 16, Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.,Ltd. stated that the company proposed to establish Beijing Yaojing Gene Technology Co., Ltd. with a joint investment of CNY100 million with Mr. LIN Changqing (Chairman of Hotgen) and Beijing Yaojing Enterprise Management Center.

Ginkgo Bioworks said on Tuesday that it has completed its merger with special purpose acquisition company Soaring Eagle Acquisition and that its stock will start to trade publicly on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

Cepheid announced on Tuesday that it has received Emergency Use Authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a new version of its multiplex SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus test.

Gator Bio, Inc. announced today the launch of the GatorPlus, a next generation biolayer interferometry (BLI) instrument and two new biosensor products, Gator™ Flex SA Kit and Gator™ AAVX probe.

Beckman Coulter continues to pay attention to the development of the coagulation market, and recently launched a strategic cooperation with Accurdx in the field of intelligent coagulation, setting another milestone in localization innovation.

Dublin-based diagnostics firm Trinity Biotech on Thursday reported a 61 percent year-over-year increase in second quarter revenues, driven in part by sales of its PCR viral transport media for SARS-CoV-2 testing.

The Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Japan's regulatory agency, has granted approval to the Thermo Fisher Scientific's Oncomine Dx Target Test to be used as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with RET-fusion positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

On September 13, 2021, Shanghai Labway Medical Laboratory Co., Ltd. was listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ChiNext. Stock code: 688622. The number of new shares publicly issued this time is 48.062 million shares, the issue price is CNY4.17/share, and the opening price is CNY18.25/share.

On September 13, 2021, Guangzhou Hexin Instrument Co., Ltd. was listed on SSE STAR Market. Stock code: 688622. The number of A shares publicly issued this time is 17.5 million shares, the issue price is CNY 17.7/share, and the opening price is CNY 92.11 /share.

Life science company RareCyte said on Thursday that it completed $24 million in financing from both new and existing investors.