Stago UK has announced the first UK installation of the sthemO 301 haemostasis analyser at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. This milestone marks the beginning of a new chapter in haemostasis diagnostics for the Trust and for Stago’s next-generation technology in the UK.
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ProtonDx's Dragonfly evaluated for identifying hidden malaria cases
A new study has shown that Dragonfly, a low-cost, rapid, molecular testing platform is successfully able to detect asymptomatic malaria infections.
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