WHO has asked manufacturers of mpox in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to submit an expression of interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). WHO has been in ongoing discussions with manufacturers about the need for effective diagnostics, particularly in low-income settings. The request for EUL expressions of interest by manufacturers is the latest development in these discussions.

Building a complete biochemical testing system is the future development trend in the biochemical industry.

Siemens Healthineers aims to grow its PET imaging business by picking up the radiodiagnostic manufacturing and distribution network of Novartis’ Advanced Accelerator Applications division.

The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it has prequalified an at-home, over-the-counter assay manufactured by OraSure Technologies for hepatitis C virus.

To support next-generation semiconductor and materials innovation, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the opening of its first electron microscopy demo center in Taiwan. This state-of-the-art facility, called a NanoPort, is strategically located in the region’s semiconductor manufacturing hub and designed to meet the area’s growing need for advanced analytical instruments and expertise. The new center is now one of six Thermo Fisher NanoPort facilities worldwide and will partner with semiconductor customers in the region.

According to the statistics released by the National Cancer Center in 2024, in 2022, there were 61,000 new cases of ovarian cancers and 33,000 deaths in China.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a letter to medical device manufacturers and sponsors of device studies warning them to independently verify performance test results before submitting them to the agency due to concerns about fraudulent results.

As of August 2023, the top three provinces in terms of the number of medical device manufacturers are Guangdong, Shandong and Hebei, with Guangdong ranking first with 8,493 medical device manufacturers. Chongqing has a total of 756 medical device manufacturing enterprises, ranking 19th in China.

Recently, Ustar and Hangzhou Biotest Biotech received the IVDR CE certificate from TÜV SÜD, a notified body designated under the EU's IVDR.

Recently, Shanghai BioGerm Medical Technology Co., Ltd. reached a strategic consensus and completed the signing of a contract, in which BioGerm will formally enter the biochemical diagnostic field by wholly acquiring Kaisheng Biology.