Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

Not every assay needs the same substrate. But every assay needs the right one.

Genomics and diagnostics company Prenetics ended its first day as publicly traded company on the Nasdaq on Wednesday with its stock down 9 percent.

On May 18, Yunkang Group was listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), stock code: 2325.HK. At press time, it opened down over 10% with a total market capitalisation of approximately HK$4.3 billion.

On Monday, The US Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to Laboratory Corporation of America's Seasonal Respiratory Virus RT-PCR DTC test for use without a prescription by individuals with symptoms of COVID-19.

Achiko announced Tuesday that it has obtained the CE mark for its COVID-19 AptameX test and system, enabling its use in the European Union and other regions that accept the designation.

On May 14, Fosun Pharma announced that its holding subsidiary Fosun Pharma Industry signed a contract with Kite Pharma. Proportional capital increase, and subscription of the new registered capital equivalent to Fosun Kite.

Qiagen said on Monday that a higher-capacity version of its QiaStat-Dx automated syndromic testing system has received CE marking.

The US Food and Drug Administration earlier this month granted Emergency Use Authorization for Abbott's ID Now COVID-19 2.0 rapid point-of-care test.

On May 10, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Bio-economic Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which is also the first top-level design in China's bio-economic field.

Dutch molecular diagnostics firm Genome Diagnostics said on Friday that it has received a European Union Quality Management System Certificate under the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) for its portfolio of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) products.

BioMérieux announced on Friday that it has obtained the CE mark for two immunoassays to detect Chikungunya virus infection.