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FDA approves at-home sample collection kit for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration announced Saturday that it has authorized an at-home sample collection kit that can then be sent to specified laboratories for COVID-19 diagnostic ...
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Collection method, sample timing can impact COVID-19 test results

1.2 million COVID-19 tests have been completed across the state and counting. 87,000 of those tests are confirmed positive. Are results from a drive-thru "self" tests as reliable as those from a ...
Business Wire

SpeeDx Expand COVID-19 Diagnostics to Include Self-Collected Samples

SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, have added saliva to the list of validated samples for their PlexPCR® SARS-CoV-2 qPCR ...
Business Wire

Mawi DNA Technologies Receives 510(k) Clearance for iSWAB-Respiratory Tract Sample Collection Media-Extraction Less for SARS-CoV-2

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mawi DNA Technologies (Mawi DNA), a biotechnology company focusing on the development and design of innovative technologies for biosampling, announces that the U.S ...
AOL

Funded by Apple, Nasal Swab Company COPAN Diagnostics Ships 15 Million COVID Sample Collection Kits

Last May, Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund awarded $10 million to COPAN Diagnostics to accelerate its supply of sample kits for hospitals across the U.S., expand production and help the expansion ...