Barriers to sequencing for everyday diagnostics
If it wasn’t clear before COVID-19, it is now: ubiquitous, worldwide testing for infectious diseases is crucial for public health and prosperity. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are the gold standard for infectious disease diagnosis. Unfortunately, NAATs are...
High-performance sample prep on-cartridge
Any developer of a sample-to-answer device knows that getting sample prep working on-cartridge is a major source of risk. It makes matters worse that issues with sample prep usually arise late in the development process. Sample prep is often responsible when product...
Sample prep method considerations for sample-to-answer systems
System developers are faced with designing systems to deliver consistent, high quality results, faster. Scientists and engineers must work achieve their specifications while keeping development and production costs down. One cost driver for development cost and...