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Process Sexual Assault Evidence Kit: Reduce Backlog

Every 62 seconds, an American is subjected to sexual assault (source: Rainn Statistics). Yet only few cases are solved because of the backlogs of untested sexual assault kits. Processing these kits will bring justice for victims. In order to reduce the backlog of SAEKs some states are outsourcing this work to the third party laboratories to run the tests manually. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work.
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A light spectrum with ions from a channel protein that produce an absorbance band. This light that has gone through elements of an ion channel can then be identified. Text on the image says Label-free technology. The background is outerspace. Feature image from the blog post Ion channel label-free technology: What is it?

Ion channel label-free technology: What is it?

In 2000, Aurora Biomed became the first company that developed a non-radioactive, label-free technology for high throughput screening of ion channel and transporter targets. Aurora’s ion channel reader (ICR) technology has been rapidly incorporated into many pharmaceutical drug discovery pipelines...
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Mobile testing for COVID-19. The bCUBE unit can test for COVID-19 or test immunity to COVID-19 in remote locations. Image of a COVID-19 virus on the left. On the right is a person holding the bCUBE system in the palm of one hand. The text reads COVID-19 mobile molecular testing.

Mobile Molecular Testing COVID-19 Detection: bCUBE(TM)

There are a few problems with using PCR as a molecular tests. These problems include cost, wait times, and testing location. The new bCUBETM system solves these problems, while also providing a mobile solution. Thanks to PCR testing, the first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus in North America w...
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Sea Turtle swimming near plastic water bottle. Liquid-Liquid extraction is a process to test plastic in the ocean. This process is part of GMP and manufacturing. The process can now be automated, automated LLE

Extractable and Leachable: Automated Polymer Extraction

Consumers purchase decisions on products are often dictated by their chemical composition as awareness around the health hazards of toxic chemicals have shown to be linked to many health hazards. One example is Bisphenol A, BPA. Today many customers look for BPA-free water bottles, toys, and food pa...
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How to test for Monkeypox? PCR or Rapid Antigen?

Is there an antigen test for Monkeypox? Monkeypox is different from COVID19 for several reasons. Monkeypox has clear visible symptoms, it has been around for a lot longer, and we currently have a vaccine that can be used for it. Currently the only way to test for Monkeypox is by a PCR test. As of Ju...
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Monkeypox vs. COVID-19: How it spreads, its Symptoms and Treatment?

Monkeypox is in the same family as smallpox, and shares similar symptoms. Monkeypox is different from COVID19 for several reasons. Monkeypox has clear visible symptoms, it has been around for a lot longer, and we currently have a vaccine that can be used. The outbreak of Monkeypox in 2022 is very different than the outbreak of COVID-19.
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