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The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association is calling for investment in key enablers that support the UK diagnostic sector’s capacity to tackle care backlogs, drive innovation and prepare for potential future pandemics.

Director of laboratory sustainability consultancy Green Light Laboratories Andy Evans will present new insights into laboratory sustainability at the UK’s largest annual trade show for the laboratory industry, Lab Innovations.

EKF Diagnostics will be exhibiting live and in person at Medica 2021 (Hall 3 Stand B71) for the first time in mainland Europe in two years.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched the CFX Opus 96 Dx System and the CFX Opus 384 Dx System, real-time PCR detection systems listed with the US FDA for IVD testing and that meet the CE-IVD requirement for IVD use in Europe.

The One Dorset Pathology network is up and running with its new CliniSys laboratory information system following a big-bang go-live at all three of its laboratories.

Beckman Coulter has announced a continuing partnership with Mayo University Hospital, working together to achieve full laboratory automation, tackling the challenges brought by an increased workload and diminishing staff.

H.E.L Group has released the latest version of its laboratory automation software, labCONSOL 1.2. The new functionality enhances the intuitive user experience to increase laboratory productivity and efficiency, and facilitate process automation.

The latest Olympus DP series microscope camera, the DP23M monochrome camera, continues the series’ reputation for delivering high-quality images.

Test and Treat has launched a novel point-of-care (POC) technology that identifies bacterial infection and a quantitative antibiotic susceptibility profile in less than two hours.

Cepheid has received the CE mark for Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus, a rapid molecular diagnostic test for the viruses causing COVID-19, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections from a single patient sample.

Roche and Ibex Medical Analytics will develop an image analysis workflow for pathologists to access Ibex’s AI algorithms, insights, and decision support tools using NAVIFY Digital Pathology, the cloud version of Roche's uPath enterprise software.

Following the success of its inaugural CPD veterinary online meeting, HORIBA UK has announced that it is to host another in its free-to-attend educational series.

The SHOT team will host a webinar on Tuesday 19 October, 1300–1400 BST, on Transfusion in Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients. Click on this story for the link to register.

ViroStat has released new parasitic lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) monoclonal antibodies, which can be powerful immunoassay tools for malaria detection.

Linkam Scientific Instruments has launched a new Water Circulation Pump (WCP), designed specifically to provide optimised water cooling to its range of temperature and environmental control stages.

The second Olympus Discovery Summit, a free two-day event, will take place on 26–27 October 2021. Click on this story for the link to register.

Healthcare professionals and those working in clinical research can now benefit from a new range of fully compliant and sustainable refrigerators designed specifically for the cold storage of blood and blood-related products and samples.

Professor Tony Rhodes recently took over editorship of the British Journal of Biomedical Science. Here he gives some thought to the task ahead and the role of open-access publishing.

Nerbe plus Premium Surface low-retention pipette tips are now available in the UK exclusively from Alpha Laboratories.

Laboratories are preparing for future challenges after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and technology is a critical piece of the puzzle, says Carola Schmidt, global director of automated solutions at PerkinElmer.