Cancer bill offers high potential for IVDs
- Richard Park
The ALERT Act is intended as a comprehensive approach to cancer prevention, detection, research, and treatment. Historically, it has been a challenge to obligate insurers to allow coverage for preventive tests, so the government often took on this challenge piecemeal, such as with breast and cervical cancer. In my past discussions with legislators, there has also been recognition that federal spending is a divided-up pie, and seeking increases in targeted spending based on later savings has not been a budgetary approach.
Special Report
DX Directions: Developing Companion Diagnostics for Personalized Medicine
This new special report examines the critical issues regarding personalized medicine and the development of companion diagnostics, which could significantly affect the IVD industry's future. More...
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IVD Manufacturing and Processing
Jorgine Ellerbrock, Senior Vice President, Operations, Gen-Probe Inc.
Companies that manufacture IVDs have a lot to think about these days: contamination, outsourcing, and domestic and international regulation and labeling, to name a few.
New Blog: IVDT Insight
IVD Technology is pleased to announce the launch of its new blog, IVDT Insight.
Written and produced by the editors of IVD Technology, IVDT Insight analyzes and provides links to the latest breaking headlines, offers informed commentary on the hottest industry topics, and provides a forum for our readers’ opinions and feedback. This blog delivers emerging technology breakthroughs, regional diagnostic information, supplier and industry news, and everything else IVD manufacturers need to know to assist them in their design and development activities. The blog also explores the role IVDs can play in improving healthcare, and shares the latest industry developments and ideas to help IVD companies deliver better healthcare through innovation.
Current Editorial Focus
Processing Technologies
The impact of water quality on IVD testing
Water purification systems can control water quality, which decreases manufacturing downtime and increases accurate test results.
Applying polymer laminate technology to developing IVDs
Polymer laminate technology is an enabling platform for rapid prototyping of single-use, lab-on-a-chip devices that are revolutionizing IVDs.
Outsourcing for IVD Manufacturers
Optimizing automated liquid handlers
IVD companies can use longitudinal data to understand liquid handler performance and obtain guidance on optimization practices.
