Readily Diagnostics AB, a point-of-care diagnostics company founded in 2022 and spun out of Uppsala University, has received a grant of approximately USD 970,000 (about 9 million SEK) from the Gates Foundation to develop an affordable test for the world's most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, HealthTab Ltd, has entered into a formal collaboration agreement with Abbott, a global healthcare company, to supply and distribute Abbott’s point-of-care testing products through the HealthTab™ platform in the UK.

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) ("Co-Dx" or "the Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, today announced that it has submitted a Dual 510(k) premarket notification, with a concurrent CLIA Waiver by Application, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for the Co-Dx™ PCR Flu A/B & RSV upper respiratory multiplex test on the Co-Dx PCR Pro® instrument*. The submission follows the Company's previously announced completion of the clinical and analytical performance studies supporting the test.

Alveo Technologies, Inc. (Alveo), a leader in portable molecular sensing solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to develop point-of-care diagnostics for viral hemorrhagic fevers across West Africa. The point-of-care diagnostic will provide real-time pathogen detection at clinical sites in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, supporting UTMB's Lassa fever research program—a major international initiative.

Diasorin (FTSE MIB: DIA) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Group A Streptococcus (GAS) assay, to be used on the LIAISON NES Point-of-Care (POC) molecular diagnostics platform. This milestone follows the FDA clearance of the LIAISON NES FLU A/B, RSV & COVID-19 assay in December 2025, further expanding the platform’s menu and clinical utility.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing, for the first time, recommendations on new near-point-of-care (NPOC) molecular tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB); easy-to-collect tongue swab samples to simplify and expand access to testing; and a cost-saving sputum pooling strategy to increase testing efficiency for TB and rifampicin-resistant TB.

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Qure.ai, a global digital health company focused on AI-led medical diagnostics, has received a multi-million-dollar grant from the Gates Foundation to support the development of AI-enabled point-of-care ultrasound and create an open-source multi-modal health database aimed at improving lung disease detection in underserved regions.

Adaptive Biotechnologies said last week that its new subsidiary Digital Biotechnologies has held an initial closing of its Series A preferred stock financing and expects to raise up to $15 million in the round.

Following decades of cumulative efforts, a number of infectious disease tests and technologies broke new ground in 2025, hinting at rapid advances in the development of new systems and assays. But the past year also saw its fair share of upheaval, possibly suggesting more may be in store in 2026.