MirXes, a Singapore-based RNA testing firm, said on Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with several Singapore universities and hospitals to launch a study of circulating microRNA and DNA methylation biomarkers for multi-cancer early detection.

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease that was first identified in monkeys in 1958. Although it is named monkeypox virus, its primary host is rodents such as mice and squirrels, and its opportunistic host is primates, humans.

In the face of the sudden monkeypox virus epidemic, many Chinese in vitro diagnostic enterprises responded quickly, completed the R & D and launched the monkeypox virus nucleic acid detection kit at the first time, effectively helping overseas to carry out the monkeypox virus prevention.

Roche on Wednesday said the company and its unit have developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, as the disease spreads in regions outside Africa.

On May 23, 2022, Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd. announces CE mark for AutoMeloc Monkeypox nucleic acid detection kit (PCR-fluorescent probe method).

Illumina said on Tuesday that it has added a companion diagnostic indication to its in vitro diagnostic TruSight Oncology (TSO) Comprehensive (EU) test.

The WHO office in Congo (DRC) released a message on May 20, local time, saying that more than 1,200 people suspected of being infected with monkeypox virus. Virus spread across 18 provinces across the country and caused 58 people died.

On May 6, BGI Genomics Co.,Ltd. announced that it will rapidly provide a comprehensive detection and screening program for children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause.

Mindray started laying the foundation of the world's 4th largest manufacturing base. Runda actively invested in the construction of sampling stand for nucleic acid detection in Shanghai. Calibra accelerated the track of multi omics source innovation of clinical products

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical on Thursday announced that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted approval for Fosun Diagnostic's Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Antigen Detection Kit (Colloidal Gold) for COVID-19 screening.