A new study from Pakistan suggests 'smart sample pooling' using population grouping with algorithms as a solution to the unavailability of test kits for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

The new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in the mass coronavirus screening programmes needed in the early identification and isolation of asymptomatic individuals. The pooling ...

This article was updated to include new information about LabCorp and Stanford Health Care’s pool testing efforts. As pandemic re-opening efforts show mixed success, across the U.S., there have been ...

With results from COVID-19 tests routinely taking one week or longer to complete, some labs are trying a new approach called sample pooling. The idea is labs can save coveted supplies if they test ...

Pooling of patient samples is commonly used in immunoassays and molecular diagnostics to increase testing capacity while reducing reagent costs for the analysis of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow sample pooling ...

On June 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted updates to their Molecular Diagnostic Templates for developers that intend their assay to be used for pooled patient samples or for ...

Laboratory supervisor Denise Bolton explained: “We adopted pooled testing in summer 2020, initially constructing the sample pools manually. However, the additional step complicated the workflow, ...

The PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit. PerkinElmer’s COVID-19 test kit has received a reissued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA enabling its use through sample ...

On July 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for sample pooling of specimens when using the SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR diagnostic test from Quest ...