Technology and innovation

Researchers are on a mission to develop rapid point-of-care tests to establish infection cause and drive down unnecessary antibiotic use

To select the right treatment for each cancer patient, we need fast, accurate and cost effective ways to characterize tumors. Now, with newly developed algorithms and protocols, mate pair sequencing could well be the tool we’ve been seeking

Intelligent incorporation of automated technologies into pathology laboratories will improve service provision by complementing – not replacing – a highly skilled workforce

Labs must take a proactive approach to implementing point-of-care testing and recognize their limitations and when use is and isn’t appropriate

A new type of platform for HIV/HCV co-infections could offer an affordable, portable and easy to use diagnostic solution for resource-poor settings

A new microfluidic device offers quick, affordable trypanosome detection and separation in the field

From plastic beer case furniture to the largest pathology laboratory in Eastern Europe

Could antibiotics that target virulence factors be the key to defeating multi-drug resistant “bugs of steel?”

Next generation tissue microarrays overcome punching inaccuracies and bring the technique into the era of precision medicine

Mobile devices promise a new future of point-of-care diagnostics for all