Blogs & Short Articles
Explore recent short-form articles and blogs highlighting market trends, innovations, and practical insights.
Blogs
Rise in Antibody Interference Post-COVID: Impacts on Diagnostic Assay Developers
(Published June 12, 2025)
Post-COVID immune changes, including elevated rheumatoid factor (RF), are increasing the risk of antibody interference in immunoassays. This shift highlights the need for assay developers to incorporate improved blocking strategies and validation approaches to maintain diagnostic accuracy.
Four Key Strategies to Enhance Sustainability in Diagnostic Testing
(Published June 6, 2024)
Improving sustainability in diagnostic testing requires rethinking assay design, materials, and workflows. Strategies such as alternative sample types, ambient-stable reagents, streamlined protocols, and animal-free reagents can help reduce waste, lower carbon emissions, and create more environmentally responsible diagnostics.
Unlocking Success: Top Criteria to Consider when Choosing the Best Reagents for High-Throughput Assays
(Published January 22, 2024)
High-throughput diagnostic assays depend on carefully selected reagents to ensure speed, sensitivity, and reliable performance. Choosing enzymes and master mixes optimized for automation, multiplexing, and workflow efficiency is critical for developing scalable and accurate screening platforms.
The Silent Threat of Cancer-Causing Viruses
(Published May 6, 2024)
Viruses are an often-overlooked cause of cancer, responsible for an estimated 15–20% of cases worldwide. Understanding how oncoviruses such as HPV, HBV, HCV, and EBV contribute to cancer development highlights the critical role of screening, vaccination, and early detection in prevention.
The Rise of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Growing STD Diagnostics Market
(Published December 13, 2023)
Rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases are driving rapid growth in the global STD diagnostics market. Advances in molecular testing, point-of-care platforms, and self-collection methods are expanding access to screening and shaping the future of sexual health diagnostics.
Solving Enzyme Stability by Tackling Glycerol-Free Formulation Challenges
(Published March 6, 2025)
Advances in glycerol-free enzyme formulations are enabling molecular diagnostic reagents that can be lyophilized, shipped, and stored at ambient temperature. This approach simplifies logistics, removes cold-chain requirements, and maintains reliable assay performance across a range of applications.
Short Articles & Application Note
Smarter Library Prep for Whole Genome Sequencing
(Published October 11, 2025)
Whole genome sequencing enables comprehensive genomic analysis, but library preparation remains a key workflow bottleneck. Smarter, automation-ready library prep solutions are helping improve efficiency, scalability, and reproducibility.
The Viral Connection: When Co-Infections Become Catalysts for Cancer
(Published November 10, 2025)
Oncoviruses account for roughly 12–20% of cancers worldwide, linking viral infection to a significant portion of the global cancer burden. Detecting and monitoring these viruses is critical for improving cancer prevention and diagnostics.
Inside an Assay Developer’s Initial Study Comparing qPCR Mixes for Targeted NGS
(Published September 10, 2025)
Application note translating experimental assay performance data into clear, structured technical content that helps assay developers evaluate enzyme performance and amplification strategies.