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...
What COVID-19 teaches us about diagnostic Whack-a-Mole
The first SARS-CoV-2 sequence was released on January 10, just 40 days after the incidence of pneumonia started to rise in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization released its first diagnostic testing guidelines just one week later, on January 17. By any measure,...
SARS-CoV-2: What it means for Redbud
At Redbud, we have a tradition of hosting an all-hands meeting every three months. We review our goals for the year, track our progress, and lay out everyone’s responsibilities for the coming quarter. We held this meeting last Wednesday, and for the first time, it was...